Evermore Rosa Carefree Delight 'MElpotal'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Carefree Delight is a hybrid small shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Jacques Mouchotte of France and released in 1991.
This is a dense spreading shrub that grows 2-3 feet tall and spreads 3-5 feet wide. It prefers full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil.
The light pink flowers have a white eye and yellow stamens, are 2-3 inches wide with a mild fragrance and an average of 10 petals. They bloom in clusters on short stems in flushes throughout the season. Semi-glossy medium green leaves are on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in containers, borders, walkways, in groups or on the patio in cottage and butterfly gardens. This rose may be difficult to find for sale commercially.
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
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- 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:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Light pink flowers with a white eye and yellow stamens have 10 petals, are 2-3 inches wide and bloom in large clusters on short stems. Free flowering throughout the season.
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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:
- small, shiny, medium green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
