Outta the Blue Rosa Outta The Blue™ 'WEKstephitsu'
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Outta the Blue is a hybrid shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) 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
