Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: Medium, double, in clusters
Rebloom: Excellent
Class: Floribunda
Extra Color Info: Pink blend
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: William A. Warriner, 1978
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Iceberg x sdlg
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Simplicity'
  • 'JACink'
  • 'Pink Simplicity'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2010-04-24
at the SJ Municipal Rose Garden
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Location: Rose Garden, Elizabeth Park, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Date: 2018-06-16
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

Date: 2012-09-10
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Desert Demonstration Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: October
photo by Stan Shebs
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 5:09 PM concerning plant:
    This might be the best rose ever produced for carefree gardening. It blooms constantly and requires no deadheading. It makes a good hedge if the bushes are planted two feet apart.

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