This exceptionally stunning floribunda white rose is a part of German breeder Kordes’ stunning fairytale assortment. Hardy in zones 5-9, this award-winning rose is understood for its illness resistance and old style rose form.
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Characteristics
That is a surprisingly hardy rose. I believe it’s the one rose I’ve that by no means will get blackspot! It’s additionally identified for its shiny darkish inexperienced foliage.
Once I first purchased my area, I planted 8 roses in my courtyard. Sadly we had ancient rainfall that yr and there was once status water in that house for weeks. Simplest Scentimental and Fairytale Lion’s Rose survived the spring!
We’ve had ordinary tough lawn prerequisites the previous couple of years right here in Dallas (hi, snowpocalypse) however Fairytale Lion’s Rose hasn’t ever give me any bother.
Kordes additionally proudly states that this rose is appropriate for pots and phase color!
The Title
I’ve owned this rose at two homes for over a decade and I’m horrified to be informed that I’ve been calling it the fallacious identify all of the time. I’ve at all times referred to it as Lion’s Fairytale and simply discovered that the reason being as a result of that’s what a lot of American corporations have it indexed as.
The Kordes web page alternatively, each English and German, has this rose indexed as Fairytale Lion’s Rose in order that’s what we’re going with. However I sought after to say it if you’re googling Lion’s Fairytale. This is identical rose!
Dimension
The Kordes web page says that this can be a 2′ tall rose; alternatively my first Fairytale Lion’s Rose was once simply 4-5′ tall. (Apparently sufficient, some American rose web pages checklist it as 3-4′ tall.) The rose in my present backyard is unquestionably round 2′ even though.
The Blooms
Fairytale Lion’s Rose is understood for its surprising blooms with a vintage rose form. Starting from snow white to creamy white, to an apricot blush, no two blooms are the similar and regularly have a pinker heart and whiter edges.
Gentle Necessities
This rose calls for about six hours of solar.
Perfume
This rose has a light citrus smell.
Fertilizer
Like with all of my different roses, I apply Paul Zimmerman’s easy feed program. When the primary blooms arrive within the spring, I give it a spice up by way of sprinkling a cap filled with Jackson & Perkins Dynamite rose fertilizer on the base. Each six weeks right through the rising season, I give my roses a Sea Magic seaweed remedy.
On the finish of the season, I give my roses a hefty dose of Espoma Natural Rose-Tone. All of those fertilizer assist stay my roses robust and wholesome! You’ll be able to learn extra about fertilizer and rising roses right here.
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