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Rosa Kaleidoscope™ 'JACbow'

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Description

Kaleidoscope is a hybrid rose whose parents are  Pink Polyanna™ x Rainbow's End ™. Bear Creek Gardens introduced this rose to the United States in 1999.        

This upright vigorous rose is pH adaptable and tolerates most well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. It will usually grow to 2-4 feet tall and wide. 

The semi-double fragrant flowers are an unusual mauve-to-purple blend in color. It flowers in flushes throughout the season. The dark green foliage has good disease resistance. Prickles are present.

This rose can be grown in the ground or a container. Use as a specimen, in a cutting garden,  or the shrub border.

Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This rose is fairly resistant to diseases. See pests of roses to the right.

 

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#hardy#showy flowers#deciduous#vigorous#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#specimen#disease resistant#long bloom time#rose shrub#cutting garden#partial shade tolerant#container plant
 
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#hardy#showy flowers#deciduous#vigorous#full sun tolerant#fragrant flowers#specimen#disease resistant#long bloom time#rose shrub#cutting garden#partial shade tolerant#container plant
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Rosa
    Family:
    Rosaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Recommended Propagation Strategy:
    Stem Cutting
    Wildlife Value:
    Birds will eat the fruits
    Dimensions:
    Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Perennial
    Rose
    Shrub
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Habit/Form:
    Erect
    Rounded
    Growth Rate:
    Medium
    Maintenance:
    High
    Texture:
    Medium
  • 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
    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
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Type:
    Drupe
    Fruit Length:
    < 1 inch
    Fruit Width:
    < 1 inch
    Fruit Description:
    Rose hips are orangeish-red
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Cream/Tan
    Purple/Lavender
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Head
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Showy
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Fall
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Saucer
    Flower Petals:
    more than 20 petals/rays
    Flower Size:
    1-3 inches
    Flower Description:
    Pointed, ovoid buds and medium double blooms in clusters with mauve and russet blend fading to peach and gold and finally russet tan. There will be flowers of various colors on the shrub at one time. Flowers all summer, 26-40 petals and has a light damask fragrance.
  • Leaves:
    Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
    Deciduous
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Feel:
    Glossy
    Leaf Type:
    Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Opposite
    Leaf Shape:
    Ovate
    Leaf Margin:
    Serrate
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Glossy dark green compound leaves with toothed margins and pointed tips
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Surface:
    Smooth (glabrous)
    Stem Description:
    Stems have prickles
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Container
    Landscape Theme:
    Cottage Garden
    Cutting Garden
    Rock Garden
    Design Feature:
    Border
    Mass Planting
    Specimen
    Attracts:
    Songbirds