Rosa 'Autumn Sunset'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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'Autumn Sunset' is a hybrid climbing or shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is a sport of 'Westerland' discovered by Malcomb Lowe in 1986 and was released to the United States the following year.
This rose will grow 4-12 feet tall and spread 4-5 feet wide. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil. Pruning can be done in late winter to remove dead and diseased canes and to control size.
The double apricot-orange-yellow blend blooms are 2-3 inches across with a strong fruity fragrance. They will repeat bloom in flushes throughout the season. This shrub will bloom the first year and blooms on new and old wood. It will produce rose hips if flowers are not pruned off. The leaves are glossy dark green and stems have prickles.
'Autumn Sunset' was the 2007 Great Plants Picks Winner
Use this rose as a climber on any verticle surface or prune as a shrub. It can be used in the cottage or cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Species:
- Hybrida
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Buffer
- Colorful
- Fragrance
- Screening
- Textural
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Rose hips will be produced if the flowers are not pruned off.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of large 3-4" double, ruffled blooms, best flower color in cool climates. Its buds are pointed and ovoid. It will flower on new and old wood with 25 petals. Repeated blooms.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Bright glossy green foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
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