Flower Carpet Pink Rose

Group/Class: Flower Carpet Rose

Description:

Produces masses of lovely pink blooms continuously all season, whether planted single or massed this rose will be noticed; very low maintenance and disease resistant, makes a perfect flowering ground cover, great in a planter

Ornamental Features:

The Flower Carpet Pink Rose is smothered in stunning lightly-scented pink flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. The fruits are red hips displayed in late fall.

Landscape Attributes:

The Flower Carpet Pink Rose is a dense multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. 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

The Flower Carpet Pink Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Groundcover
• Border Edging
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

The Flower Carpet Pink Rose will grow to be about 24 inches 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 somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.