Group/Class:  Hybrid Tea Rose

Description:

Beautiful large, double blooms of hot pink are borne on tall. strong sturdy stems; strong, fruity rose fragrance; repeat blooms from spring through fall; a fantastic choice for garden beds, hedges or freshly cut flower displays

Ornamental Features

Miranda Lambert™ Rose features showy fragrant double hot pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has grayish green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Miranda Lambert™ 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.

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. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Miranda Lambert™ Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Miranda Lambert™ 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 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 may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. 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.