Kloba's Garden
Deep Secret Hybrid Tea Rose No 2
Genus: Rosa.
Species: Rosa Deep Secret.
Dark red, very fragrant blooms. This rose has had a tough time since being put in my garden. There was an undiscovered block of concrete 60-80 cms below where the young rose was planted. It was clearly struggling so I moved it. Last year it only produced two or three flowers, but I put it down to its being moved. This spring it had one thick stem with leaves on the top, but compared to my other roses it was still struggling. I dug it up and discovered that the tap root had formed a U bend and was growing upwards!! I sought advice from Cants of Colchester - they suggested trimming the roots and pruning hard. Which I duly did. That was a week ago. I realised today that the position of the rose was too prominent given that it was going to be touch and go... so I moved it again; it had new growth in lots of its roots, which is a good sign. It won't be moved again, so fingers crossed it'll thrive and recover...
