Tropicana Rose

Group/Class: Hybrid Tea Rose

Description:

This classic hybrid tea rose introduced in 1960 is a very popular choice with its beautiful coral blooms that are well suited for cutting; they bloom continuously or in flushes throughout the growing season and have a very noticable fruity fragrance

Ornamental Features:

Tropicana Rose features showy fragrant coral-pink flowers with crimson overtones at the ends of the stems from early summer to late 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 from early to late fall.

Landscape Attributes:

Tropicana Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading 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 is a high maintenance rose that will require regular care 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;

• Disease
• Spiny

Tropicana Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• Accent

Plant Characteristics:

Tropicana Rose will grow to be about 5 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 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.