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Born of two hybrid parents, Double Delight roses are a miracle of hybridisation. The quality that earns their name should be immediately clear to you: the double-bloom of two-tone bright-white and ruby-red petals. The glory of the rose’s colouring is that the red emerges when struck by UV light (primarily that of the sun); blocked from UV, the roses remain a pure snow white.
Drop by our Geelong or Hoppers Crossing nurseries during the warmer months, and you’ll see our stock of Double Delight roses in full bloom.
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Our bunch of green thumbs are here to make your experience as seamless as possible. You always can depend on them for accurate advice for your garden.
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Double Delight roses produce clusters of flowers that bloom in late spring to early autumn and require full sun exposure to thrive. Despite their exquisite beauty and fragrance, Double Delight roses are hardy and disease-resistant, making them an excellent choice for those who value a plant's practicality and appearance. When tended to properly, these hardy flowers will provide a beautiful display of perfume and colour all season long.
Many Double Delight plants can reach heights of around two meters, making them a good choice for larger gardens or those with more space. These popular roses are also known for their long-lasting blooms, which start from creamy white petals edged with red and then deepen into pink and red as they mature.
To ensure healthy growth, it's important to water Double Delight roses frequently — at least once a week during their growing season from spring to late summer. Roses need the soil to remain moist, so water thoroughly and deeply until you see the droplets coming out of the base of the plant.
Double Delight roses require well-drained, slightly acidic soil with an optimal pH of 6.0 and 6.5. To achieve a healthy environment for the rose bush, it’s best to mix in organic matter, such as peat moss or compost, at planting time and to mulch with organic materials annually to protect the plant from extreme temperature swings and retain moisture.
Double Delight roses are among the most popular hybrid tea varieties because of their strong fragrance and bright colours. This hardy, vigorous rose is usually grown on its own root system as a bare-root plant rather than as a grafted plant. Therefore, it can be transplanted successfully, allowing gardeners to move the plants in winter or early spring while they are still dormant. Due to its popularity and relatively easy care requirements, Double Delight can often be found as pre-packaged bare-root roses from nurseries or garden centres throughout Victoria.
The Double Delight rose was inducted into the World Federation of Rose Societies’ ‘Rose Hall of Fame’ in 1985 and has been an incredibly popular flower ever since. Double delight bush roses are trendy in Melbourne due to their pleasing colour combinations and bright blooms.
With shades of cream and crimson, the flowers attract attention and add dimension to any garden. Additionally, they require minimal care; the flowers should be watered regularly during the warmer summer months and removed promptly after they have withered. To sum up, Double Delight bush roses provide an attractive and low-maintenance addition to any Melbourne garden.
