Sommermorgen ® Rosa Baby Blanket® 'KORfullwind'
Other Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Baby Blanket® is a floribunda hybrid rose Bred by William Kordes 111 in 1983. It was then introduced to the USA by Jackson Perkins as 'Baby Blanket' as part of the County Series Collection. and in Germany in 1993 as 'Sommermorgen'. Parentage is Parentage: 'KORweirim' x 'KORfalt'.
This vigorous rose will grow up to 3 feet tall and spread up to 5 feet wide. It prefers full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil. Prune in early spring by removing old, dead or diseased canes and cutting the remaining ones by 1/3. It will need spring freeze protection.
The 2-inch pink flowers with yellow stamen have a mild fragrance and occur in clusters starting in spring and repeat bloom all season. The small glossy leaves are borne on thornless to nearly so stems.
Use Baby Blanket ® in mass as a ground cover, in a container or in the border.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 5 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Medium double blooms in clusters; twenty-five pedals; pointed, ovoid buds; repeat bloomer. The average size is 2 3/4 inches.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- smaller sized shiny dark green leaves are compound with 5-7 leaflets.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems have few to none prickles.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
