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Position

Sun Exposure:
Dappled shade, full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Back, middle

Soil

Prefers rich soil/Succeeds on poor soil:
Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Rosa 'Beatrix Potter' is an upright, bushy, deciduous shrub rose with thorny stems and glossy, toothed, dark green foliage. From late-spring to autumn it bears beautiful double soft-pink flowers with lots of petals and a good perfume.

Rosa 'Beatrix Potter' is a versatile rose. With a tidy, upright habit, it can be grown as a shrub but also trained to climb a little. It's well suited to growing in herbaceous borders as well as pots, and is more tolerant of poorer soils than many roses.

Mulch with well-rotted manure or compost once a year. Prune back in February and help prolong flowering in summer by deadheading regularly, and adding a high potash feed every fortnight.

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Rosa ‘Beatrix potter’ and wildlife

Rosa ‘Beatrix potter’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Rosa ‘Beatrix potter’ poisonous?

Rosa ‘Beatrix potter’ has no toxic effects reported.

No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Cats
Cats
Is not known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is not known to attract Horses
Horses
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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