Friendship Rose
Rosa 'Friendship'
Shrub Rose
$20.00
A stunning rose variety displaying vibrant pink blooms with hot pink edges; new foliage is dark red to burgundy changing to dark green and glossy, which creates dazzling background contrast; exceptional as a garden focal point
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
Friendship 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
Friendship Rose is covered in stunning fragrant pink flowers with hot pink edges 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 do not develop any appreciable fall color. The spiny brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Planting and Growing
Friendship 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 medium 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.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 5'Hx4'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are pink with strong fragrance
Flowers from late spring to late summer
Attracts bees
Zone 4b
Likes well drained soil