Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, with scalloped petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Mauve and pink
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Tom Carruth, 2000
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

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)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Outta the Blue'
  • 'WEKstephitsu'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Deer Park,TX Zone 9
Date: May 2023
Photo by Mike
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by zuzu
Location: Palatine Roses in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Date: 2016-06-25
shows color change -- older bloom in foreground, newer red bloom
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-27
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-27
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-08-12
Evening light after a thunderstorm
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Photo by Skiekitty
Photo by zuzu

Survived Zone 5, Colorado - but VERY leggy!!!
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2015-05-09
At the Tampa Rose Society show
Location: Denver Metro, Colorado
Date: Jun 14, 2011 7:22 AM
Zone 5, Colorado
Location: Denver Metro, Colorado
Date: Jun 13, 2011 5:37 PM
Zone 5, Colorado
Location: Denver Metro, Colorado
Date: Sep 23, 2011 7:43 AM
Zone 5, Colorado
Location: Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden
Date: May
Plant Events from our members
Chantell On October 16, 2022 Obtained plant
Planted in flower bed on right side of house.
Chantell On October 17, 2020 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Sold home
Chantell On October 30, 2016 Transplanted
Finally cleared an area and planted in center of rock garden side of front yard.
Chantell On September 13, 2016 Obtained plant
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Roses Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Roses (Rosa)

« Visit the Roses forum

« The Roses Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by mcash70 and is called "Queen Ann's Lace"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.