Rosa 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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This English rose is great when you are short on space and need either a shrub or a climbing rose as it can be trained into both. Plant it in full sun to partial shade it is tolerant of most soil types but needs moist, well-drained soil. The flowers are large, fragrant and crimson-magenta in color. It is robust, disease-resistant, and provides a long bloom season. It can be used in a border, as a screen, or planted against a wall. Plant it along a walkway, near a patio or deck where you can enjoy its sweet fragrance. The name comes from a character in a Thomas Hardy novel.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaeae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Diseases
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Shrub
- Vine
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- 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:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Moist
- 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, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Crimson magenta, large 4" fragrant cupped flowers with up to 100 petals.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Patio
- Vertical Spaces
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Screen/Privacy
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
