Rosa Perdita 'AUSperd'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Perdita rose is a hybrid shrub tea rose bred by David C. H. Austin in 1982 in the rose family (Rosaceae). Parentage is The Friar x (unnamed seedling x Iceberg) (floribunda, Kordes 1958).
This vigorous shrub will grow 3.5 to 6 feet tall and 2.5 to 3 feet wide. It prefers full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil. Prune in late winter to early spring to 1/3 its size. Remove dead, diseased or crossed canes at any time. Avoid overhead watering and crowding to help prevent diseases.
The double cream to apricot flowers have a darker center and a spicy fragrance. They bloom in clusters and repeat blooms throughout the season. Glossy green leaves appear on canes with prickles.
Use this shrub as a specimen in the back of the border, in small groups or in a cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Insects include glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, scale insects and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. See pests of roses to the left. Rabbits and deer may damage the plant.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 6 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 6 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- 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)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- 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:
- Cream/Tan
- Orange
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Dome
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Apricot-pink buds open to cream to apricot double roses with a darker center. 30-50 petals and 2-3 inches across. Repeat blooms throughout the season.
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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:
- Green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
