Arctic Blue Rose
Rosa 'WEKblufytirar'
Weeks Roses
Floribunda Rose
$74.00
Exciting lilac pink blooms that fade to lavender blue with a cream reverse; blooms constantly throughout the season and will make a stunning visual impact along walkways, borders, or in the garden; outstanding disease resistance
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Arctic Blue 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.
Ornamental Qualities
Arctic Blue Rose features showy fragrant lilac purple flowers with gold eyes and a creamy white reverse at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall that fade to lavender over time. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has forest green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Planting and Growing
Arctic Blue 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 does best in full sun to partial shade. 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.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 5'Hx4'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are lilac with strong fragrance
Flowers from late spring to mid fall
Attracts bees
Zone 4a
Likes well drained soil