Rose Nursery Perth

Rose Plants and Nurseries in Perth and WA

The best roses for Western Australia will depend a little on your soil, so if you have great soil, enhanced with lots of compost and well rotted manure then you will be looking at different roses to a gardener who has poor sandy soil.And all of this related to the rootstock rather than the rose variety itself.

In the West, ‘Best Roses’ are all about the soil and / or the rootstock

What has rootstock got to do with growing roses in Perth? In simple terms some rootstocks are better suited to Western Australian soils and climate than others. The rootstock is what the rose varieties fare grafted onto and for much of Perth and WA , Fortuniana is the one to look for. This is a hybrid between Rosa Laevigata and and Rosa Banksia, two very tough rose species. Its not as good in cold climates but is the best for the warm WA climate and the poor soils.

Other advantages of this type are that it is a vigorous fibrous type that will form a tap root, the best for Western Australian soils. Also it is more resistant to diseases including Phytophtora and pests such as nematodes.

So why do some roses come on other rootstocks?
Fairly simply it is easier to graft a rose onto a “Dr Huey” type rootstock, and therefore cheaper.

Just make sure that the graft is well above the soils level when you plant it.

Summary

So the best roses for Western Australia will depend a lot on your soil. If you have amended the soil so it is humus rich, then the best is whatever you like. If you soil is poor, then the best is still whatever you like but on Fortuniana rootstock. It will cost more, but probably be a longer lasting more prolific rose, and that is the best type.

Rose grow well in Perth and most of Southern Western Australia. One of the best rose gardens we have seen in Perth is Patsy Duracks at Goosberry Hill well worth a visit in summer when roses are in full bloom (try October through to May. The Australian Rose Maze at Kojonup has 2 acres of roses, again well worth a visit. And the Heritage Rose Gardens at Pinjarra in Perth has easy access from the city itself.

Rose Nurseries servicing Perth, Fremantle, and rural WA including retail outlets and specialist mail order rose nurseries that will supply to WA. Mail order rose nurseries may be based in other areas and interstate but those listed will sell to WA.

Mail order roses for WA are best purchased in the winter months when plants are dormant. Roses purchased at other times of the year are best found for sale at retail nurseries where they can be obtained as potted plants.

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Roses are available for sale in Perth and WA from the following nurseries