Plant: Proven Winners® Rose - Assorted
Rose · Rosa sp.
Light
Bloom
Mature size
More about this plant
Roses are woody deciduous shrubs grown for large, often fragrant flowers in red, orange, yellow, pink, purple and white, with alternate pinnately compound leaves and stems carrying sharp prickles. They demand a full day of sun, at least six to eight hours, and loose, well aerated, organically rich soil that drains freely, with deep watering to build a deep root system. Most modern types repeat bloom and are cut back in late winter and deadheaded through the season, so they are a high maintenance plant. Hips left to form feed birds and small mammals, and hollow dead stems shelter native bees.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 6 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer, fall
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Roses are woody deciduous shrubs grown for large, often fragrant flowers in red, orange, yellow, pink, purple and white, with alternate pinnately compound leaves and stems carrying sharp prickles. They demand a full day of sun, at least six to eight hours, and loose, well aerated, organically rich soil that drains freely, with deep watering to build a deep root system. Most modern types repeat bloom and are cut back in late winter and deadheaded through the season, so they are a high maintenance plant. Hips left to form feed birds and small mammals, and hollow dead stems shelter native bees.
- Flowers
- Flowers are often fragrant.
- Foliage
- Leaves are alternate and pinnately compound with serrate margins.
- Fruit
- Fruits are called hips, though the true fruits are the hard achenes inside the hips.
- Bark & stems
- The sharp structures on the stems are prickles, not true thorns, and they vary in size and abundance.
- Pruning
- Most roses require yearly pruning in late winter.
- Native range
- Native to the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, including North America, Europe and Asia.
