Rosa Gizmo™ 'WEKcatlart'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Gizmo is a miniature shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Tom Carruth of the United States and released in 1997. Parentage is POULtop x MACmanly.
The shrub is compact, upright and mounded growing 1.5 to 2 feet tall with a similar spread. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist soil. Prune in late winter.
The orange-red blend flowers have a white center and gold stamens. They are 1-2 inches wide with 5-8 petals and a mild apple fragrance. They cover the shrub from late spring to frost and will develop rose hips if allowed. The foliage is a glossy dark green on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in a container, in the border front, mass-planted and edging for walkways. It is tolerant of urban conditions.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance to rust and powdery mildew. 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:
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- 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:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Will form rose hips if flowers not pruned
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Scarlet orange with white eye, and gold stamens are 1-2 inches wide with 5-8 petals. Flowers cover the shrub spring through frost.
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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 leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Urban Conditions
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
