Data specific to Roses (Edit)
| Bloom size: |
Medium: 2-3"
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| Bloom shape: |
Other: Cupped to flat
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| Petal count: |
full: 26-40 petals
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| Rose bloom color: |
Pink blend
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| Rebloom: |
Good
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| Class: |
China
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| Growth Habit: |
Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy |
| Fragrance: |
Moderate
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| Hybridizer & year: |
Dubourg, 1825 |
| Optimal growing zones: |
USDA zone 7 and warmer |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| 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)
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| Plant Height: |
3-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
2-3 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Bi-Color: Pink and white
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Summer
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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- 'Archduke Charles'
- 'Archiduc Charles'
- 'Rita Petersen'
Posted by
porkpal (Richmond, TX - Zone 9a) on Feb 12, 2014 8:54 AM concerning plant:
In my garden in Texas near the Gulf, Archduke Charles is an unusually small and tidy shrub for a China. It normally blooms almost all year long and holds its flowers for a long time as they gradually change from pale pink to deep red. It does sometimes lose its leaves due to extreme summer heat, but endures my minimal care and watering to revive each fall.
Posted by
Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 10, 2013 4:23 PM concerning plant:
Noted by
Antique Rose Emporium:
"Thomas Rivers called this rose "changeable as the chameleon". The full, very shapely flowers open with crimson outer petals and neat pink centers, then darken to solid crimson. The heat of the sun speeds the process: what appears to be a bi-color hedge in spring and fall will be all red roses in mid-summer. The neat, erect bush and constant bloom help make this one of our most popular varieties."
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