Flower Carpet® Amber Groundcover Rose
Rosa x 'NOA97400A' P.P.A.F.
From soft red buds emerge a profusion of semi-double peachy amber flowers, fading to seashell pink. Blossoms are fragrant - a first for this series of easy care groundcover roses! Features higher disease resistance than the original Flower Carpet® roses, along with excellent heat and humidity tolerance. Beautiful in containers or planted in mass.
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Tolerant of dry conditions once established. |
| Average landscape size: | A vigorous, compact shrub to 30 in. tall and slightly wider. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Green Roof, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3629 |
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Care Information
Water regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Protect from extreme cold over first winter. As a groundcover, space plants 3 ft. apart. Feed with a timed-release rose fertilizer. Prune to shape in late winter or early spring - no fancy pruning is necessary.
Lore
Flower Carpet® Amber, along with Pink Supreme and Scarlet, belong to the collection of Next Generation Flower Carpet® roses, where refined breeding has produced improved heat & humidity tolerance on top of its existing disease resistance. This collection of roses has superlative disease-resistance to common rose blights such as black spot and mildew - developed over a 25-year period by Noack Rosen, the German rose-breeders known for their early commitment to disease-resistant hybrids.
Videos Featuring the Flower Carpet® Amber Groundcover Rose
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From soft red buds emerge a profusion of semi-double peachy amber flowers, fading to seashell pink. Blossoms are fragrant - a first for this series of easy care groundcover roses! Features higher disease resistance than the original Flower Carpet® roses, along with excellent heat and humidity tolerance. Beautiful in containers or planted in mass.
Care Information
Water regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Protect from extreme cold over first winter. As a groundcover, space plants 3 ft. apart. Feed with a timed-release rose fertilizer. Prune to shape in late winter or early spring - no fancy pruning is necessary.
Lore
Flower Carpet® Amber, along with Pink Supreme and Scarlet, belong to the collection of Next Generation Flower Carpet® roses, where refined breeding has produced improved heat & humidity tolerance on top of its existing disease resistance. This collection of roses has superlative disease-resistance to common rose blights such as black spot and mildew - developed over a 25-year period by Noack Rosen, the German rose-breeders known for their early commitment to disease-resistant hybrids.
| Key feature: | Easy Care Plant |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Garden style: | Cottage |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 5 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Tolerant of dry conditions once established. |
| Average landscape size: | A vigorous, compact shrub to 30 in. tall and slightly wider. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Green Roof, Mass Planting |
| Flower color: | Orange |
| Blooms: | Spring through fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3629 |
