Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Other: Lightly cupped
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium red
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semi-double, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Polyantha
Extra Color Info: Bright red-orange
Growth Habit: Very short, 18-24 inches, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Tom Carruth, 2006
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Red Fairy x Raven

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Wing-Ding'
  • 'Wekairyven'
  • 'Wing Ding'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 7, 2021
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Location: Bordines Nursery, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2010-06-07
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2009-10-15
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-17

Date: 2009-03-27
Location: In my garden
Date: June 10, 2011
Uploaded by Newyorkrita
Location: Birmingham Botanical garden
Date: 2015-10-23
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-28
Uploaded by reem
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 29, 2011 2:18 PM concerning plant:
    Very small flowers but masses of them continually throughout the season. The oddest off-red sort of brick coloring but very pleasing. I also love it because I can keep this rose shrub small in my garden and needed something small for the spot it is in.

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