Direktor Benschop rose Rosa 'City of York'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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City of York is a hybrid floribunda climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Mathias Tantau of Germany in 1939. Parentage is Professor Gnau × Dorothy Perkins.
This rose will grow 8-20 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. Grow in full sun in amended well-drained garden soil. Prune in later winter to remove dead and diseased canes and control size.
The white to white blend flowers are 4-5 inches across with yellow stamens and a strong citrus fragrance. Blooms in early summer with repeat blooming in fall. The leaves are glossy dark green on stems with prickles.
Use this rose on a trellis, wall or arbor. It can be used for screening and privacy, as a specimen or hedge 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. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- 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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- The white-to-white blend flowers with yellow stamens are 4-5 inches across with a strong citrus fragrance and 9-16 petals. Blooms in early summer with repeat blooming in 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:
- Glossy dark green compound leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green canes with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
