Growing the ‘Redleaf’ Rose
By on Jul 29, 2010 with Comments 0
The ‘Redleaf’ Rose is an upright shrub that reaches a height of 5-6 feet and produces beautiful one inch flowers that are bright pink, single type, and mildly fragrant. ‘Redleaf’ blooms in June and then these blooms are followed by fruit that are reddish-purple rose 'hips' that persist through autumn; foliage is blue green infused with red.
This rose is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, so thrives in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-drained soil. Its most distinctive feature is the reddish-violet stems and beautifully colored foliage. It is purple in sunny locations, gray green with mauve in shady areas and prized by flower arrangers. This foliage has a very obvious reddish caste to it throughout the summer which turns even redder in the fall. It produces a great abundance of orange/red hips in the fall which look wonderful against the reddening foliage and stay on the plant all winter long.
'Redleaf' has its own root. The advantage of own root roses is that once established they are very resilient. If winter's freezing breezes kill the top growth, the rose will grow back in the spring, and the recovered rose will look the same as the one you purchased.
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