Sunbird rose Rosa Hot Tamale 'JACpoy'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Hot Tamale is a miniature hybrid rose that was developed by Dr. Keith W. Zary and introduced to the USA by Jackson Perkins in 1993. It is sometimes seen marketed as Sunbird also.
This rose shrub grows to 2-3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It does best in full sun and well-drained soils. Prune out dead or diseased canes at any time and prune to shape in fall. This is a fairly easy rose to grow and will need some fertilizer in spring. In colder climates, it will need winter protection.
The fragrant flowers of Hot Tamale are a yellow-orange blend changing to yellow-pink, and fading to a pink-and-white blend. It repeat blooms throughout the season. and is covered in a variety of colored roses. Rose hips are produced that mature to orange.
Use this shrub in the front to middle of the border, in groups, along a walkway or in a container. Container plants will require extra winter protection.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Resistant to diseases. Black spot could be a problem. See pests of rose to the left.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Edibility:
- Rose hips can be used to make teas.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- 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
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Rose hips mature to orange
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1.5 in. double blooms of a Yellow-orange blend changing to yellow-pink, fading to pink and white blend borne singly or in small clusters. It repeat blooms throughout the season. Flowers have 26-40 petals.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Small compound green leaves with new growth being reddish. 5-7 leaflets per stem.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems have prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
