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Ruffled Cloud Rose

Rosa 'Ruffled Cloud'

 

Ruffled Cloud Rose (Rosa 'Ruffled Cloud') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Ruffled Cloud Rose flowers

Ruffled Cloud Rose flowers

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Height:  4 feet

Spread:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  3b

Group/Class:  Shrub Rose

Description:

Dependable for bright full displays right into the frosty weather; beautiful deep pink blooms are elegantly ruffled for a delicate look; commonly has up to fifty flirty blooms in large clusters; highly disease resistant and surprisingly hardy

Ornamental Features

Ruffled Cloud Rose is draped in stunning fragrant hot pink flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to late 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. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from early to late fall.

Landscape Attributes

Ruffled Cloud 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. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

Ruffled Cloud Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Ruffled Cloud Rose will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 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 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.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit 
Ornamental Features