My Hero Rose

Group/Class: Easy Elegance Rose

Description:

A choice rose for the discerning gardener, with velvety red flowers that age to pink, looks stunning against the bright green leaves, flowers are long blooming and self-cleaning; all roses need full sun and well-drained soil

Ornamental Features:

My Hero Rose is bathed in stunning red flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the stems from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has emerald green foliage throughout the season. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

My Hero Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This rose will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spiny

My Hero Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening

Plant Characteristics:

My Hero Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This rose should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.