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Flower. Photo from R.V. Roger Ltd |
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Plant Name |
Rosa 'Red Coat' |
Common Name |
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Soil |
Roses prefer acidic soil of pH 6.5 (sand) but will tolerate alkaline soils up to pH 7.5 (chalk). Mix 25 litres farmyard manure, or pulverized tree bark with bone meal, in soil before planting. Broadcast rose fertilizer in early Spring. Tolerant of Poor Soils, so broadcast rose fertilizer in early summer as well. |
Sun Aspect |
Full Sun - continuous, direct exposure to 6 hours or more of sunlight per day. |
Soil Moisture |
Moist - Soil is moist without being soggy because the texture of the soil allows excess moisture to drain away. Most plants like about 1 inch of water per week. Amending your soil with compost will help improve texture and water holding or draining capacity. A 3 inch layer of mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and studies have shown that mulched plants grow faster than non-mulched plants. |
Plant Type |
Modern Roses: 2 Modern Shrub Recurrent Cluster-Flowered from the Rosa rugosa species |
Height x Spread in inches (cms) |
60 x 48 (150 x 120) |
Foliage |
Dark Green |
Flower Colour in Season. Hips |
Large, single, rich crimson flowers produced in clusters and in great profusion throughout the summer. Flowering is Repeat or Recurrent throughout the summer. Slightly fragrant. |
Comment |
Growth upright and thorny. "Large, bright crimson single flowers. The colour is very fresh at first, later becoming rather less bright. The overall effect is rather like a mass of butterflies have decended on a shrub. For sheer productivity and colour, there can be few better roses than this. Seen in the mass, it is very effective. Slight musk fragrance. 5 x 4 ft." from David Austin Rose Nursery Limited.
"Redcoat is one of the early David Austin English roses. I have two shrubs which used to grow in a mixed border. They were far too straggly, so I shifted them to lean on a small fence by the woodshed - much better. In a large garden bright red is a fabulous colour, and Redcoat's particular red is bright and strong, with just a hint of cherry. It forms the perfect background for my vegetable garden. My big book of roses says that Redcoat's flowers have ten petals, and that it has 'hooked, brown thorns'. It hardly has anything else to say - Redcoat is obviously not in favour. Pity! It's a really good country garden rose, and I haven't spied a single blackspot yet." from Mooseys Country Garden.
"Rich red. Raised by David Austin in 1973." from R.V. Roger Ltd.
"Bred by David C. H. Austin (United Kingdom, 1973). Floribunda, Shrub. English Rose Collection. Red. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Width of up to 5' (up to 150 cm). USDA zone 5b through 10b. " from Help Me Find.
Suitable for growing:
Available from For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the The Rose Society UK. The Royal National Rose Society went into administration on 15th May 2017. "A website devoted to roses, clematis and peonies and all that is gardening related, including selecting, buying, breeding, caring for and exhibiting. We have cataloged over 44,000 roses and have more than 160,000 photos along with thousands of Rose nurseries, public and private gardens, Rose societies, authors, breeders, hybridizers and publications from all over the world." from Help Me Find in America. |
See further data table below:- |
ROSE USE GALLERY PAGES ROSE PLANT 2 GALLERY PAGES MODERN CLIMBER ROSE TYPE SHAPE For further details on the cultivation of roses, consult the The Rose Society UK. The Royal National Rose Society went into administration on 15th May 2017. |
ROSE PLANT 2 GALLERY PAGES OLD GARDEN CLIMBER ROSE TYPE SHAPE BED PICTURES |
Closed Bud. |
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Opening Bud. |
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Opening Bud. |
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Juvenile Flower. |
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Middle-aged Flower. |
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Mature Flower. |
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Juvenile Burgundy Foliage. |
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Middle-aged Foliage maturing to Dark Green Mature Foliage. |
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