Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Colin P. Horner, before 2003
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: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Bonica x (Alexander x Southampton)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Mathilda'
  • 'Hornimrod'
  • 'Livin' La Vida'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-17
Sold as Livin La Vida, A Proven Winner
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: June 23, 2017
Sold as livin la Vida, a Proven WinnerJust bought 2 more to make
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-21
Sold as Proven Winner "Livin La Vida" was larger before neighbors
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-21
Sold as Proven Winner "Livin La Vida"
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-17
Sold as Livin La Vida, A Proven Winner
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-10
Sold as Livin La Vida, A Proven Winner. First Spring in my garden

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Comments:
  • Posted by sandnsea2 (Cape Cod, MA, USA - Zone 7a) on Jun 21, 2017 8:49 AM concerning plant:
    This is a wonderful , compact, long blooming rose. It is a workhorse in my garden. I purchased 4 plants last Fall and they bloomed till frost. The color is a good blender for a mixed garden bed or border. A very useful rose.

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