Description

This classic hybrid tea rose introduced in 1960 is a very popular choice with its beautiful coral blooms that are well suited for cutting; they bloom continuously or in flushes throughout the growing season and have a very noticable fruity fragrance

Landscape Attributes

Tropicana 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.

Tropicana Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Tropicana Rose will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 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. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.