![]() Organic mulch will also provide extra nutrients as it breaks down. Mulching to keep the soil moist and cool is practically non-negotiable when it comes to roses with their shallow root systems. Make an effort to prepare the planting holes very well add generous amounts of compost and a large handful of bone meal to each. Clay soil is acceptable if the drainage is improved – adding some agricultural lime every year makes the soil more workable. Location: full sun for at least five hours a day. ![]() They grow well in the Western Cape (even in those windy coastal towns), and equally well in KwaZulu-Natal – from the cooler and frost-affected interior to the warm, humid subtropical areas. Gardeners with cold winter gardens and those in temperate climates can plant them with confidence. Icebergs bloom from October, throughout summer and well into autumn.Ī White Iceberg will generally grow anywhere, except in very warm and dry regions where water is scarce and the sun is too harsh. The Iceberg rose is as South African as boerewors. We even plant them as security hedges, because, planted as close together as 1,5 m or even closer, they make quite a formidable barrier. We plant them in formal rose gardens, in pots, between other flowering shrubs in mixed beds, and with lavenders in the popular Tuscan style. We cannot resist this lovely rose that flowers so willingly, producing pointy rosebuds and large open flowers. Due to the great demand, rose growers need to be on their toes to make sure they have enough Iceberg roses in flower and ready for sale in spring – and this demand doesn’t diminish as spring turns to summer and summer progresses. In this way the nurseries announce the start of a new planting season, and they offer the roses as spring bargains to attract gardeners. ![]() Introduced way back in 1958, this white Floribunda rose has been sold by the millions around the world and it is still going strong.Įvery year in spring, hundreds of Icebergs are displayed at the entrances of many local nurseries. A gardening book that discusses bestsellers and favourites would be incomplete if it did not include the iconic White Iceberg rose.
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