Description
Growth & Care
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone | 5b |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Recommended Pruning Method | Late Winter Pruning |
Foliage
Foliage Type | Deciduous |
Plant Form | Upright Spreading |
Flowers
Flower Period | Spring, Summer, Fall |
Flower Color | Orange |
Flower Fragrance | Medium |
Suitable for Cut Flower Arrangements | Yes |
Additional Categories
Additional Category | Rose |
Additional Group | Floribunda Rose |
Landscape Application | Accent, Massing, Screening, Garden |
Details
Planting & Growing
Livin' Easy™ 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 20 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 somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Landscape Attributes
Livin' Easy™ 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 is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:
Disease, Spiny
Livin' Easy™ Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications:
Accent, Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use
Ornamental Features
Livin' Easy™ Rose is clothed in stunning lightly-scented orange flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruits are showy red hips displayed in late fall.