Rosa glauca requires a position in full sun with moist but well drained soil. It’s a fast growing shrub Rose reaching a mature height of 2m and each plant will spread about 1.5m. The stems of this beautiful Rose are arching, which gives it an informal look with open, flat, bright pink flowers. The thorns are small and barely there on the reddish grey stems, hidden in summer by the grey green foliage. It really is a pretty shrub. Ideally situate in an open, sun filled site but this shrub Rose will tolerate some partial shade.
Rosa glauca should be planted into fertile, moist and well drained soil with plenty of sunshine. Bare root plants can be planted between November to April into a pre dug trench with some well rotted organic matter incorporated into the soil. If growing as a hedge, plant at least 45cm to 60cm apart to allow for their natural spreading habit. As with Dog Rose, these can be planted as a single row or a double staggered row at 5 plants per meter. When planting potted Rosa glauca, dig a hole larger than the container, plant into the hole with the root ball level with the surface of the soil. Backfill with soil and water well. Apply a layer of mulch around the plants to help suppress weeds, retain moisture and as they are establishing, water regularly.
This is a hardy shrub and needs very little ongoing maintenance. Watering is needed as the plant is establishing, preferring water at the roots and avoiding watering over the plant which can encourage disease. Pruning can be down in winter or in early spring before new growth which is just to remove dead, diseased, crossing or damaged material and to keep a balanced shape. Remove longer and weak stems ensuring to cut just above a leaf node or outwards facing bud. This will encourage new growth. Older stems can also be cut back to the ground as Rosa glauca flowers on new wood.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
