Rose "Bloemfontein" Bush 4Liter

Botanical Name: Rosa ‘Bloemfontein’
Common Names: Bloemfontein Rose, Bloemfontein Bush Rose, Bloemfontein Floribunda Rose

Plant Type: Bush Rose
Species Group: Floribunda rose cultivar

📌 Product Description

Rosa ‘Bloemfontein’ is a charming bush rose admired for its elegant blooms in soft apricot, peach, and warm cream tones. The flowers open with a delicate, classic rose form and bring a gentle, romantic colour blend to the garden, making this variety an excellent choice for adding long-lasting seasonal beauty to beds, borders, and feature plantings.

This attractive bush rose grows in a neat, upright form and is well suited to rose gardens, mixed borders, and decorative containers. Its warm-toned blooms pair beautifully with green foliage, cottage garden perennials, and other flowering shrubs, while its repeat-flowering habit provides regular colour through the growing season in South African gardens.

Graceful, rewarding, and highly decorative, Rosa ‘Bloemfontein’ is an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a refined bush rose with soft, luminous colouring.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 80 cm – 1.2 m
Spread: 60–90 cm
Growth Habit: Upright, bushy, repeat-flowering deciduous rose
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun
Soil: Fertile, well-draining soil enriched with compost
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Water deeply and consistently during active growth and flowering
• Avoid wetting foliage late in the day to help reduce disease risk

Feeding: Feed in late winter or early spring and again throughout the flowering season with a balanced rose fertiliser to support healthy growth and repeat blooming.

Maintenance:
• Prune in late winter to shape the plant and stimulate vigorous new growth
• Remove spent blooms regularly to encourage repeat flowering
• Monitor for aphids, black spot, and mildew
• Remove damaged leaves and maintain good airflow around the plant
• Mulch around the base to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Autumn to spring
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Time: Repeated flushes from spring to autumn
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions with good sun and airflow
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost during dormancy
Wind Tolerance: Best in a sheltered to moderately exposed position

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Soft apricot-peach blooms
• Elegant classic rose form
• Repeat flowering through the season
• Ideal for beds, borders, and containers
• Attractive cut flowers

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Rose beds and borders
✔ Feature shrub planting
✔ Patio containers
✔ Cut flower gardens
✔ Cottage and formal garden designs