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Ralph's Creeper Rose

Rosa 'Ralph's Creeper'

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Ralph's Creeper Rose (Rosa 'Ralph's Creeper') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Ralph's Creeper Rose flowers

Ralph's Creeper Rose flowers

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Ralph's Creeper Rose (Rosa 'Ralph's Creeper') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Ralph's Creeper Rose in bloom

Ralph's Creeper Rose in bloom

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Height:  30 inches

Spread:  5 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  6a

Group/Class:  Groundcover Rose

Description:

This variety has small healthy dark green foliage and blooms that are deep orange-red with a gold center and a strong apple fragrance; a repeat blooming groundcover great for containers, garden banks, and large groundcover areas

Ornamental Features

Ralph's Creeper Rose is bathed in stunning fragrant scarlet flowers with gold eyes and a white reverse at the ends of the branches from early summer 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

Ralph's Creeper Rose 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;

  • Spiny

Ralph's Creeper Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Ralph's Creeper Rose will grow to be about 30 inches 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 fast 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. 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.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Garden  Groundcover 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features