Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Saucer-shaped
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semi-double, in clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet, can be trained as climber, up to 10 feet
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Griffith J. Buck, 1973
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 4 through 9

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 5-6 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Goldbusch x (Josef Rothmund x Rosa laxa)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Applejack'
  • 'Apple Jack'

Common names
  • Rose

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Photo by Cottage_Rose
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: June
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-30

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