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Other Names:  Donatella Rose

Group/Class:  Hybrid Tea Rose

Description:

A spectacular, hardy tea rose producing high centered, double blooms that are lightly fragrant; hues of pink and red surrounding yellow centers catches and pulls the eye in; a perfect accent shrub, along borders or in containers

Ornamental Features

Granada Rose features showy fragrant pink flowers with red overtones and yellow centers at the ends of the branches from mid spring to early fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage which emerges dark red in spring. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Granada 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. 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;

• Spiny

Granada Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Granada 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. 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.

 

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