Love in Moonlight (page 19): "a whole world / thrown away on the moon: ... the narrow garden / where the cat hides, rolling on its back in the dust, / the rose, the coreopsis"
Family: Rosaceae
Type: Deciduous or semievergreen shrub.
Blooming period: Summer
Sun requirement: Full sun.
Soil requirement: Fertile, moist and well-drained.
Notes: Roses have many different cultivars of many different colors. Roses can be difficult to grow in cold climates and susceptible to many different types of pest.
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