Chameleon Roses kinda live up to their name. Personally I expect it to change colour depending on what I stick next to it, but alas, plants dont really work like that. These little buggers fade as they age. So they start of this rich yellow with orangey-red and fade slowly to a whiteish with pale pink. Overall in a mass plant it looks really effective (the bottom picture doesnt really pick up the colour contrasts) although it only really looks that good for the first flush of flowers. To get a really good first flush after pruning, begin by giving plant a decentish prune (there are so many rules with pruning and I will put a pruning blog up when its rose pruning season in July next year) then FEED them. Roses, although hardy once established, are heavy feeders. So we put a mix of blood and bone, macrocote and phosphorous around the base of the rose (make sure you clear away the weeds and dead leaves), then repeat this process every 4 weeks or so (minus the macrocote as thats a slow release). Phosphorous is the key to this as it is a vital element in reproduction, ie the production of flowers and fruits.
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