The potato rose (bot. Rosa rugosa) has many names. It is also known as apple rose or dune rose, and in northern Germany also as Sylter rose. It originally comes from East Asia, but also grows wild in this country.
How do I plant a potato rose correctly?
To plant a potato rose, choose a sunny to partially shaded location with enough space and sandy, poor soil. The best time to plant is in spring or autumn. Dig a planting hole, create a rhizome barrier and plant the plant. Water well after planting and water occasionally when dry.
The best location
The potato rose is very robust and undemanding, and this also applies to its cultivated forms. It thrives particularly well in a sunny or partially shaded location. The apple rose, on the other hand, is less fond of full shade. But the wind doesn't bother her at all. However, the potato rose needs some space. Calculate approximately three to five square meters per plant.
The right floor
As the nickname Sylter Rose or dune rose suggests, the potato rose likes to grow on sandy and poor soils, but tolerates all varieties from gravelly to clayey. Where the potato rose no longer thrives, hardly any other plant grows.
It doesn't matter much whether the soil is slightly acidic, neutral or slightly alkaline (calcareous). The potato rose even copes well with slightly s alty ground. Just a lot of lime in the soil can lead to chlorosis and turn the leaves yellow.
The best planting time
The potato rose is also not very demanding when it comes to planting time. It can be planted in spring as well as in autumn. However, if planting is followed by a longer dry period, you should water the plant from time to time.
Planting the potato rose
Don't plant potato roses too close to each other or next to other plants, except for hedges that need to become dense quickly. Dig a sufficiently large planting hole and place a rhizome barrier (€78.00 on Amazon) around it. Then insert the potato rose and fill the hole with the excavated soil. Then water the plant well.
The most important things in brief:
- good for hedge planting
- Create a rhizome barrier
- Cut shoots down to a few buds
- water well after planting
- water every now and then during prolonged drought
Tip
The potato rose likes to form underground runners. If you don't want it to spread unhindered in your garden, consider a root or rhizome barrier when planting.
