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Rosa Bonica® PP#5,105
$24.95 ea
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Rosa Bolero™
$19.95 ea $7.16 ea
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Rose 'Blaze Improved'
$17.95 ea $5.38 ea
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Rodgersia podophylla 'Rotlaub'
$19.95 ea
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Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Yaku Prince'
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Rosa Carefree Delight™ PP#8,841
Winner of a 1996 AARS, it flowers from late spring well into fall -- with no spraying or fussing!
Before there were the Knock Out Roses, there was Carefree Delight™. Highly resistant to blackspot, powdery mildew, and rust, this Meidiland Modern Shrub Rose is so long- and heavy-blooming, so beautifully clothed in healthy foliage, and so low maintenance that it was given a 1996 All-America Rose Selection award and considered the finest Rose for landscaping of all time. And you know what? We believe it still is among the VERY best for carefree beauty, year in year out.
Setting big clusters of up to 10 buds that burst into single ehite-eyed blooms of bright pink, this vigorous shrub flowers from late spring through summer and into fall. Even when it's "resting" between bloom cycles, it will toss up a few flowers, so that it's almost impossible to catch it out of bloom anytime except the dead of winter! 4 feet high and 5 feet wide, it's the perfect size for hedges, the foundation, specimen use, or the back of the border. It is a Rose every garden deserves, and one that will earn its name over and over again in your landscape. We strongly recommend this House of Meilland classic. Zones 4-9.
| Genus | Rosa |
| Variety | Carefree Delight™ |
| PPAF | PP#8,841 |
| Bloom Season | Late Spring - Mid Fall |
| Habit | Upright |
| Zone | 4 - 9 |
| Plant Height | 4 ft |
| Plant Width | 5 ft |
| Item Form | Roses |
| Additional Characteristics | Bird Lovers, Bloom First Year, Easy Care Plants, Ever Blooming, Free Bloomer, Long Bloomers, Repeat Bloomer, Rose Hips |
| Bloom Color | Multi-Color, Pink, White |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Black Spot, Cold Hardy, Common Rust, Disease Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Pest Resistant, Powdery Mildew, Rust |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Border, Ornamental, Hedge |
| Restrictions | CAN, PR |
Additional pruning tips for healthy, beautiful, productive roses:- Whether you’re deadheading, removing dead wood, or performing an annual pruning, make sure your cuts are no more than ¼ inch (5 mm) above a bud, and slope the cut away from the bud, to prevent water from collecting on it.
- Your cuts should always be clean, so keep your pruning shears sharp, and use pruning tools that are appropriately sized to whatever size stems you are cutting.
- To encourage an open-centered form, cut to an outward-facing bud. To encourage upright growth on roses with a spreading habit, prune a few of the stems to inward-facing buds.
- Prune any dieback to the healthy, white pith.
- Remove dead or diseased stems, as well as any that cross or are spindly.
- Your goal should be to have well-spaced stems that allow for a free flow of air.
- If pruning an established plant, remove any old wood that is flowering poorly, and use a saw to get rid of old stubs that are no longer producing new shoots.
- Other than climbing roses, you should prune newly planted roses hard, which encourages vigorous shoot production.
- When removing suckers, trace them back to the roots from which they are growing, and simply take them off.
