Rosa 'Royal Sunset'
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- RO-zuh
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Royal Sunset is a climbing hybrid tea in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey in 1960. {Parentage is Sungold (Cl. Hybrid Tea, Thomas before 1932) × Sutter's Gold (Hybrid Tea, Swim, 1946)
The rose will climb 8-15 feet and spread 8-10 feet. It will do best in full sun in fertile moist well-drained soil. It is best pruned in late winter to remove diseased, damaged or crossed canes and to control size.
The large apricot blend double flowers have a moderately fruity fragrance and the shrub repeat blooms throughout the season. The leaves are large and leathery and appear on canes with many prickles.
This rose can be trained to a trellis, arch, fence or other verticle surface. Use in groups to provide screening and privacy, as a specimen, in a cutting garden, English garden or cottage garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. 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
- Dimensions:
- Height: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Dome
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Apricot blend flowers are 4-5 inches wide with a fruity fragrance and 26-40 petals. Blooms on new and old wood. Repeat blooms throughout the season.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Large leathery green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green canes with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
