'Joie De Vivre' is a small, compact floribunda rose. Rose plants produce clusters of large old-fashioned-shaped flowers. Dark green foliage provides a wonderful backdrop for the blush apricot blooms that are produced in quick succession with a delightfully sweet fragrance. It also received the RHS Award of Garden Merit and Rose of the Year award in 2011.
Type: Shrub
Position: Border (Middle)
Soil: Broad Tolerance
Flowers: June - October
Height: 0.6m
Group/Species: Floribunda
Common name: Rose
Moisture: Moist but Well-drained
Aspect: Full Sun
Spread: 0.5m
Rosa 'Joie de Vivre' bare root
These are roses dug up in the dormant season (November-March). They will arrive tied together in a bag. If conditions are unsuitable for planting immediately e.g. frosty or very wet then they can be left unopened in a cool and dry location such as a shed, for up to 1 week. If you are ready to plant open the bag and soak in a bucket of water for several hours (minimum 2 hours). Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without cramping. Mix in a good handful of bone meal or rose fertilizer with the excavated soil. Spread the roots out in the hole and gradually replace the soil firming well so the union (where the roots meet the shoots) is 3-4cm below soil level. Water well.