Rosa 'Rhonda'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Rosa 'Rhonda' is a hybrid climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) that was bred by Jack Lissemore of the United States in 1968. Parentage is New Dawn (large flowered climber, Dreer 1930) × Spartan (floribunda, Boerner before 1954).
This climber will reach heights of 7-10 feet and spread 4-6 feet wide. It will do best in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Avoid overhead watering and crowding to help prevent diseases. Prune in late winter to remove dead and diseased canes and to control size. Pruning will help to rejuvenate the plant and increase flowering.
The flowers are medium pink with a light fragrance and are fully double. It may repeat bloom later in the season. Canes have prickles.
Use this rose on a trellis, fence or other verticle surface as a specimen, for screening and privacy or in a cutting garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Good disease resistance but watch for powdery mildew, black spot and blight. Deer will browse roses.
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:
- Grafting
- Stem Cutting
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 7 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- 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)
- 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:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Crown
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 4"-5" flowers are medium pink and fully double with 26-40 petals.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy, deep 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
- Attracts:
- Bees
