Sunsprite Rose is a long-season reblooming deciduous shrub with glossy dark green foliage and an upright habit. The heavy blooms of sweetly fragrant, loose double flowers are a bright yellow that softens with age and bloom continuously from late spring until frost. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Has excellent disease resistance.
Syn. with 'Friesia'.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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Asia, Europe
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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2’ - 3'
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Spacing:
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2.5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 10
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Yellow
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Trellises, Walls, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint, Lilac, Coneflower
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Rosa Korresia 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Oksana Matiyeva, Rosa “Friesia” o KORresia. 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Oksana Matiyeva, Rosa “Friesia” o KORresia. 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Rosa Korresia 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Lyme Park 2014 25, CC BY-SA 4.0
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
