Rosa 'Chevy Chase'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Chevy chase is a hybrid Soulieana rambler rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Niels J. Hansen of the United States in 1939. Parentage is Rosa soulieana Crépin × Éblouissant.
This rambler will grow up to 15 feet tall and spread 6-8 feet wide. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained garden soil. Prune after flowering to remove dead or diseased canes and control size.
The 2-3 inch flowers are fully double, dark red and grow in clusters with a moderately strong fragrance. It blooms once in spiring or summer. The stems are thick and prickly and the leaves are pale green with a crinkled appearance.
Grow this rose on a vertical surface as a trellis, wall, fence or arbor. It will work in a cottage, English 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
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
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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:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Crown
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 2-3 inch Fully double dark crimson flowers in clusters have 65 petals. Flowers once late spring to early summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with many prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
