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Height: 30 inches
Spread: 20 inches
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 4b
Group/Class: Floribunda Rose
Brand: Vigorosa
Description:
Stunning double blooms of crimson red create tremendous visual impact when massed in the garden; blooms repeat all season long and make splendid cut flowers
Ornamental Features
Ruby™ Vigorosa® Rose features showy crimson flowers with gold eyes at the ends of the branches from early summer to early fall, which emerge from distinctive dark red flower buds. 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
Ruby™ Vigorosa® 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. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
- Insects
- Disease
Ruby™ Vigorosa® Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Ruby™ Vigorosa® Rose will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 inches. 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.
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