Rosa Outta The Blue™ 'WEKstephitsu'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Outta the Blue is a hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Tom Carruth of the United States and released by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2000. Parentage is Stephens' Big Purple × [International Herald Tribune X 79520-B6]
This shrub is bushy, spreading and upright to slightly rounded and grows 3-5 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil.
It will produce clusters of magenta flowers swirled with gold that will age to various shades of lavender blue. Each 4-5 inch flower typically has 40 to 50 petals in a scalloped bloom form and a strong spicy fragrance. It will bloom in flushes throughout the season. Foliage is medium green on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in the border, as a specimen, as a hedge, in groups, in the cottage or cutting garden. It will tolerate growing in a container.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to blackspot. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts birds and butterflies
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 2 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Mounding
- Rounded
- 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)
- 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:
- 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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Reddish purple (mauve) with white center; light pink to white reverse fade to various shades of lavender. 4-5 inch blooms; with 30-50 petals. Spicy fragrance. Repeat blooms.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Medium 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
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Hedge
- Specimen
