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Group/Class:  Floribunda Rose

Brand:  Weeks Roses

Description:

Beautiful classically shaped, deep red roses make an appearance on tall, sturdy stems; upright bushy habit, great for garden beds or hedges; excellent cut flower quality; blooms in flushes throughout the season; deadhead to encourage new blooms

Ornamental Features

O.L. Weeks Rose is bathed in stunning lightly-scented double dark red flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has emerald green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour.

Landscape Attributes

O.L. Weeks 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. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spiny

O.L. Weeks Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

O.L. Weeks Rose will grow to be about 5 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, 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. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 

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