Rose (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset Rosa 'Sunrise Sunset' Height: 6 feet Spread: 7 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 3b Group/Class: Easy Elegance Rose Description: A lovely bicolor rose which features the pleasing combination of rich pink and apricot orange on the same flowers, fading to a lighter pink for a potent color effect, flowers are individually beautiful; tough and adaptable for a rose, needs full sun Ornamental Features Rose (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset is bathed in stunning hot pink flowers with peach overtones and yellow streaks at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has bluish-green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. Landscape Attributes Rose (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounded form. 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, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. 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 (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Rose (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. 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. Rose (Shrub), Sunrise Sunset makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden. Special Attributes Pre-spring Cleanup for Shrub Roses is Late January into February remove dead or weak canes, clean up any damage to the plant. Selectivity prune to train the branches to grow the way you want them to buy cutting right above a bud where you want a new branch to grow.
