Rosa Sweet Juliet® 'AUSleap'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Sweet Juliet® is a shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by David Austin of the United Kingdom in 1989 who named it after a famous Shakespeare character. Parentage is Graham Thomas × Admired Miranda ®.
This shrub will grow 3-5 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide in a dense form that fills out to the base. Regular watering and fertilizing are required to maintain a quality appearance. The Best flowering will occur in rich, well-drained moist soil in the full sun. Prune in late winter and protect it from winter wind damage. Remove dead, diseased and crossed canes and prune to control size.
The 2-3 inch fragrant double apricot-blend flowers are very full with 40-70 petals. They appear in small clusters in flushes throughout the season. The glossy foliage is on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in the border, as a hedge or as a specimen in the cutting, English or cottage garden.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: This plant has good disease resistance for a rose. Watch for downy mildew, powdery mildew, rose black spot and rose rust. See peasts of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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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
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Textural
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Coarse
- 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
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- 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:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- The double-cupped apricot blend blooms repeat throughout the season in small clusters. they are 2-3 inches across with 40-70 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:
- Lush bright green foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
