Anna’s Promise Rose
This variety, with a spicy, fruity fragrance produces a unique color combination of golden petals with a pink blush and bronzy reverses, above the deep green foliage; blooms on strong stems are perfect for cutting; excellent disease resistance.
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Characteristics
Other Species Names: Downtown Abbey Rose
Plant Height: 60 in.
Spread: 48 in.
Evergreen: No
Plant Form: upright spreading
Summer Foliage Color: dark green
Minimum Sunlight: full sun
Maximum Sunlight: full sun
Ornamental Features
Anna's Promise Rose features showy fragrant gold flowers with pink overtones and a coppery-bronze reverse at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Anna's Promise 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. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;SpinyAnna's Promise Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;AccentMass PlantingHedges/ScreeningGeneral Garden Use
Planting & Growing
Anna's Promise Rose will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 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 30 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. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.