Charles Darwin Rose
Rosa 'Charles Darwin'
Austin Rose
$74.00
The blooms of this variety are among the largest of the English roses; glorious golden blooms with lemon tints; intense lemony-tea fragrance; needs full sun and well-drained soil; good disease resistance; provide some protection in colder climates
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
Charles Darwin 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
Charles Darwin Rose is clothed in stunning fragrant gold flowers with yellow overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to early fall | which emerge from distinctive red flower buds. 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
Charles Darwin 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 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
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 4'Hx3'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are gold with strong fragrance
Flowers from late spring to early fall
Zone 5b
Likes well drained soil