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Ground Cover Rose
A prostrate grower which travels along the ground, sometimes rooting as it goes, forming a dense mass of glossy foliage, which nicely sets off its single, pink flowers. Fresh, fruit-like scent. Flowers in early summer only. Useful for the border and covering banks. Bowditch, 1879.
- Colour: Pink
- Flowering: Once Flowering
- Fragrance: Very light,Fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: Ground Cover Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
- Height: 2 1/2ft (80cm)
- Width: 4ft (125cm)
- Breeder: Bowditch
- Year of Introduction: 1879
- Attracting Bees
- Borders
- Ground Cover
- Rose Hedges
- Partial Shade
- East, South, West Facing
- Full Sunlight
- All soil types
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R. complicata
Ground Cover Rose
Large, single flowers, about 5 across, of brilliant bright pink. In mid-June the whole plant is covered with a mass of blooms. It has ample, large foliage and produces a good crop of red hips in the autumn. It forms an arching, spreading shrub, but is often grown as a climber. Unknown, Prior?to?1902.
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Description
A prostrate grower which travels along the ground, sometimes rooting as it goes, forming a dense mass of glossy foliage, which nicely sets off its single, pink flowers. Fresh, fruit-like scent. Flowers in early summer only. Useful for the border and covering banks. Bowditch, 1879.
Characteristics
- Colour: Pink
BLOOM COLOURColour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
- Flowering: Once Flowering
REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING?REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
- Fragrance: Very light,Fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
BLOOM SIZE GUIDEBloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
- Family: Ground Cover Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
SIZE GUIDEAll measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June.
- Height: 2 1/2ft (80cm)
- Width: 4ft (125cm)
- Breeder: Bowditch
- Year of Introduction: 1879
Location
Attracting Bees
Borders
Ground Cover
Rose Hedges
Partial Shade
Attracting Bees
Borders
Ground Cover
Rose Hedges
Partial ShadeGrowing conditions
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
All soil types
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
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