An unusual rose with bright red petals beautifully contrasted by a muted apricot reverse, Fiona’s Wish is as distinctive as the inspiring story behind its name. This striking hybrid tea was named in honour of Fiona Coote, Australia’s youngest heart transplant recipient, recognising both her remarkable journey and her tireless support of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Through the sale of this rose, funds have helped support vital cardiac research, making it a meaningful addition to any garden.
A strong, healthy growing hybrid tea, Fiona’s Wish produces elegant, high-centred blooms with a rich, sweet fragrance that make excellent cut flowers. Flowering repeatedly throughout the season, it combines outstanding garden performance with eye-catching colour and perfume. Its exceptional qualities have also earned it international recognition, including the prestigious Golden Rose of The Hague award, highlighting its beauty, vigour, and garden merit.
Growing to around 1.5 metres in height, Fiona’s Wish is usually available as both a shrub rose and a standard, making it a versatile choice for garden beds, borders, or feature plantings where its unique colouring and heartfelt story can be appreciated.
Care and Planting your Fiona’s Wish rose
Best grown in a position in full sun or at least 6 hours of good sun a day and a well drained soil, water your new plant well the day before planting and you are ready to plant.
- Weed the area well and dig the soil over.
- Dig in some well rotted compost and aged cow manure.
- Prepare a planting hole the same depth that the rose was in the container.
- Gently remove the plant from the container.
- Place in the planting hole and backfill.
- Water in well with a liquid seaweed fertiliser.
- Lightly mulch around the plant.
- Water deeply as the soil dries over the first spring and summer.
We suggest using a general purpose rose food such as Sudden Impact for roses with an application every 8 weeks from early spring through summer. Regular seaweed fertiliser application will also help keep your Fiona’s Wish Bush flowering freely.
Fiona’s Wish Roses are available for sale online from the following participating nurseries
Bare rooted and potted. Old World, David Austin, Bush & Standard Roses. Over 400 varieties available by Mail Order.
www.magicgardenroses.com.au
One of Australia's leading Rose suppliers. Large range of Bare root rose plants available for delivery Australia wide from June to August. For Rose care information and to order online visit our website.
www.treloarroses.com.au
400 Galston Road, Galston NSW 2159
Huge range of potted roses available all year - weeping, standards, climbing, groundcover, bush, David Austin, Smooth Touch, Old World, New Releases. Rose Garden Design Service.
www.greeneroses.com.au