Emily Bronte
An exceptionally beautiful rose with distinctive neat, flat blooms. Each bloom is a soft pink, the smaller central petals deepening to rich apricot and surrounding deep-set stamens. The strong Tea scent becomes more Old Rose, with delicious hints of lemon and grapefruit.Excellent Repeat. Vigorous, Good Disease Resistance,
Attracts,
Brand,
Brand,
Botanical Name,
Bulb Size,
Bulbs per Package,
Deer Resistant,
Evergreen or Deciduous,
Family,Rose
Family Name,
Bloom Time,Mid Spring to Early Fall
Foliage Color,Green
Genus,Rosa
Genus Name,
Weather,
Days to Emerge,
Days to Maturity,
Edible,
Features,
Growth Rate,Fast
Hardiness,
Hardiness Zone,4b
Harvest Season,
Landscape Uses,Accent, Massing, Screening, Garden
Light Needs,Full Sun
Mature Height,4 feet
Mature Width,3 feet
Prune Time,Late Winter Pruning
Self Pollinating,
Water Needs,Average to Moist
Waterwise,
Essentials for Success
For flourishing plants, use potting soil for potted plants or planting mix for garden beds paired with Root Zone starter fertilizer is the perfect duo to foster robust root growth and minimize transplant shock.
Details
Emily Bronte 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:
- Spiny
Emily BronteRose is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- Hedges/Screening
- General Garden Use
Features
Emily Bronte Rose has Soft peachy pink 4? Flowers with a Strong Fragranc at the ends of the branches from mid spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting.It forms a bushy shrub with strong, healthy, upright growth. Named for the Brontë Society to celebrate the bicentenary of the novelists birth.The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Care
Planting & Growing
Emily Bronte Rose will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 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 highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
