Rose (Hybrid Tea), Michelangelo Rosa 'Michelangelo' Height: 3 feet Spread: 5 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4b Group/Class: Hybrid Tea Rose Description: With its sweet lemony fragrance and its vibrantly saturated golden petals, this new Romantica rose will find a permanent home in your garden; perfect stems for cutting and old fashioned blooms to win your heart; a truly lovely rose for the garden Ornamental Features Rose (Hybrid Tea), Michelangelo features showy fragrant buttery yellow flowers with yellow overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. Landscape Attributes Rose (Hybrid Tea), Michelangelo 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, 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 (Hybrid Tea), Michelangelo is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Rose (Hybrid Tea), Michelangelo will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 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 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. Special Attributes Pre-spring Cleanup for Hybrid Tea Roses in Late January into February cut back to about 24 inches tall. Remove criss-crossing canes, thin out a fifth of the older canes, remove dead or weak canes , clean up any damage, open up the center. Deadhead after blooming.
