Rose (Floribunda), Summer Romance Rosa 'KORtekcho' Height: 4 feet Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5b Group/Class: Floribunda Rose Brand: Kordes Roses Description: Elegant, cup shaped, intensely fragrant pink blooms appear throughout the season on a low bushy shrub; well suited for landscaping, for containers, or a flowering hedge: fertilize regularly. Ornamental Features Rose (Floribunda), Summer Romance features showy fragrant pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. Landscape Attributes Rose (Floribunda), Summer Romance is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep. Trim off the flower heads after they fade and die to encourage more blooms late into the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration; Rose (Floribunda), Summer Romance is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Rose (Floribunda), Summer Romance will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should be periodically fertilized throughout the active growing season with a specially-formulated acidic fertilizer. It is not particular as to soil type, but has a definite preference for acidic soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
