Rosa 'Dr. W. van Fleet'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Dr. Van Fleet is a hybrid Wichurana climbing rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Dr. Walter Van Fleet of the United States in 1899. It was introduced to the United States in 1910. Parentage is (Rosa wichuraiana x Safrano) x Souvenir du President Carnot
This rose will grow 15-25 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained garden soil.
The flowers are pale pink, 3-4 inches across, semi-double with a mild fragrance. Blooms once in spring or summer. Glossy green bronze-tinged leaves are on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub on any vertical surface, as a hedge, for screening or in the cottage 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
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- 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)
- 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
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Large pointed buds open to light pink 3-4 inch semi-double flowers with 17-25 petals and a mild apple fragrance, Born mostly singly. Blooms once in spring or summer.
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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:
- Bronze-green glossy foliage
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- long stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
