Description

An elegant variety producing apricot-pink cup shaped blooms in small clusters; needs full sun and well-drained soil; lovely fruit fragrance with hints of lemon; a robust and free flowering rose; makes a great cut flower

Landscape Attributes

The Shepherdess Rose 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.

The Shepherdess Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

The Shepherdess Rose will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. 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. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.