Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) — Shrub, Climber, Rambling

Overview

Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) is a plant with a shrub, climber, rambling habit in the genus Rosa, part of the Rosaceae family, with deciduous foliage. Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include flower borders and beds, hedging and screens and patio and container plants.

About

Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) is a garden rose that can be grown as a shrub, trained as a climber or allowed to ramble through taller planting. It carries deciduous foliage and provides a long flowering run from June to September. Plant in full sun on loam of neutral pH in a south-facing, sheltered spot with moist but well-drained soil; it is rated H6 (very hardy) for UK gardens.

About the genus

A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. The plants range in size and form, from trailing and erect shrubs to climbers up to 7 metres (23 ft) in height.

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In the garden

Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) is a cultivated rose within the genus Rosa, family Rosaceae, offered in forms suitable for shrub, climber or rambling habit. Its flexibility of habit makes it practical where a rose needs to be trained up a support or allowed to weave through mixed borders. The plant is deciduous and carries its main display through the summer months from June to September. Choose a full-sun, south-facing, sheltered site on loam of neutral pH where the soil remains moist but drains freely. Improve heavy soil by working in well-rotted organic matter to aid moisture retention and structure without compromising drainage. Give regular watering during establishment, and place climbers against a wall or stout support to protect canes from strong winds and to encourage flowering along tied laterals. The H6 rating denotes a very hardy rose in UK terms, so it withstands typical winter conditions when sited as above. Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) suits mixed flower borders and beds, can be trained as a screen or hedging over fences and trellises, and will also grow in a large patio container provided it has adequate soil volume and drainage. When trained as a climber, secure new laterals to supports to extend flowering across the structure rather than concentrating growth at the tips.

Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Rosa

Sunlight: Full sun
Soil type: Loam
Soil pH: Neutral
Soil moisture: Moist but well-drained
Aspect: South-facing
Exposure: Sheltered
UK hardiness: H6

Plant details

Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR) size, habit and characteristics

Habit: Shrub, Climber, Rambling
Foliage: Deciduous
Suggested uses: Flower borders and beds, Hedging and screens, Patio and container plants

Care notes

Pruning and caring for Rosa Hotshot ('Ruicg1636a'PBR)

Propagation: Softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, Hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn, Chip budding in summer, Seed (species roses)
Pest resistance: Aphids, Rose leafhopper, Glasshouse red spider mite, Scale insects, Caterpillars, Large rose sawfly, Rose slugworm sawfly, Rose leaf-rolling sawfly
Disease resistance: Rose black spot, Rose rust, Replant disease, Rose dieback, Rose powdery mildew, Honey fungus