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Jens Munk Rose

Rosa 'Jens Munk'

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Jens Munk Rose (Rosa 'Jens Munk') at Lakeshore Garden Centres

Jens Munk Rose flowers

Jens Munk Rose flowers

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Height:  5 feet

Spread:  6 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  2b

Group/Class:  Explorer Rose

Description:

A fine rose with a tall, spreading habit which bears clusters of fragrant double light pink flowers in early summer; quite resistant to disease, makes a great flowering hedge or screen planting; all roses need full sun and well-drained soil

Ornamental Features

Jens Munk Rose is clothed in stunning fragrant pink flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn an outstanding orange in the fall. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from mid to late fall. The spiny brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Jens Munk 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 is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care 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;

  • Disease
  • Spiny

Jens Munk Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

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

Planting & Growing

Jens Munk Rose will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 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.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit  Fall Color  Bark 
Ornamental Features