Dark green, glossy foliage from March to October acts as the perfect foil to these vibrant, sugar pink blooms with a classical spiral of velvety petals emerging from pointed buds through June into September. Flowers are produced on new growth each year and Rosa ‘Agatha Christie’ has a climbing habit of 4.5 metres tall and 3 metres in spread – ideal for a house wall, trellis screen or for providing summer shade under a garden pergola. Named after the national treasure and author who brought us Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, this vigorous, arching rose will mature over two to five years and thrives in moist, well-drained soil of any type. Plant in a sunny spot with any aspect for best results, however is perfect for planting on a north wall, normally tricky places for roses to thrive. A repeat flowering variety which will need deadheading for a continuation of blooms, stems can also be cut for a vase inside your home where the clusters of sweetly perfumed flowers create a warm and scented welcome. A hardy (H6) deciduous shrub.
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