Rosa Black Jade ™
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Black Jade is a miniature hybrid climbing rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Frank A. Benardella of the United States in 1985. Parentage is Sheri Anne × Laguna ®.
This miniature vigorous climber is erect and spreading and grows 1.5 -2 feet tall or taller with a similar spread. Grow this rose in full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil. Prune in late winter.
The deep velvety red flowers have golden stamens, recurved petals and a light fragrance. It blooms from late spring to early frost. The leaves are glossy dark green on stems with prickles. Rose hips will form if the flowers are not pruned off.
It earned the Award of Garden Excellence from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1985.
Use this rose in masse as a ground cover, in the border front, in small spaces or containers. Makes a good cut rose.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: susceptible to Mildew. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- 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:
- 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:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Rose hips will form if some flowers are not pruned off
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Pointed, almost black buds open to 1-2 inch wide deep velvety red flowers with recurved petals and golden stamens. 26-40 petals. Blooms spring through fall.
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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:
- Gloss deep green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns