Alpine sunset rose

Common Name :Alpine sunset rose Botanical name : Rosa 'Alpine Sunset' Family : Rosaceae

Order - Rosales

Subfamily - Rosoideae

Genus - Rosa

Origin / Native - Asia, Europe, America, Africa

Habit / Category - Bush, Hybrid Tea Rose

Life Cycle - Perennial

Height - Up to 3 feet tall

Spread - Up to 2 feet wide

Flowering Season - Summer, Spring to frost

Flowers - Large, double, good fragrance, pinkish orange, peach, apricot with yellow mixed, 30 to 35 petals

Foliage - Deep green, deciduous, medium, glossy, healthy, alternatively arranged leaves, upright plant with mild thorny

Blooming - Repeatedly, flowering continuously

Flowering Season - All year round

Light Requirement & Care - Full sun, part shade, moist, loam, well drained soil, water regularly, mild temperature, warm climate, average maintenance, average disease resistant

Uses - Cut flowers, perfumes, commercial, art

Attracts - Bees

Good for - Landscape design, greenhouse, glasshouses, garden roses, borders, beds, large pots, containers

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Government Rose Garden, Ooty, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India