Rosa 'F. J. Grootendorst'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Grootendorst is a hybrid rugosa shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by De Goey of the Netherlands in 1918. Parentage is R. rugosa rubra × Madame Norbert Levavasseur. It has produced a popular pink sport.
Grootendorst will grow 5 to 6.5 feet tall and spread 3-4 feet wide with an upright habit. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil. It will tolerate poorer soils and light shade.
The pompom-shaped flowers resemble carnations with their notched petals. They are red, 1-2 inches across with a mild fragrance and occur in large clusters. Blooms once in summer but may repeat bloom later. It has the typical wrinkly rugosa leaves and the stems have prickles.
Use this rose in the border or small groups 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
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- 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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Dome
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Large clusters of pompom red double flowers with notched petals are 1-2 inches wide. Bloom summer only but may occasionally repeat later.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Green leathery wrinkly leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems have many prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
