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Austrian Copper

Color: Bi-color/Multi-color Best Zones: 3-8 Bloom Form: Single

FOETIDA - AUSTRIAN COPPER Old-fashioned clusters of single-petaled flowers. Likes full sun Suitable for zones 4 - 9 Strong licorice fragrance Cultivated since the 1500's DETAILED DESCRIPTION Old-fashioned clusters of single-petaled flowers with a…

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Bi-color/Multi-color
Breeder
Weeks Rose
Seller
Grace Rose Farm, Greenmantle Nursery, High Country Roses, Wildwood Nurseries
Best Zones
3-8
5-7 ft Height
4-17 ft Width
1.5 in Bloom Size
5 Petals

Bloom Style

How It Shows Up in the Garden

Bloom Form
Single

Garden Fit

Where It Is Most Comfortable

Color Family
Bi-color/Multi-color

Background

Breeding and Source Notes

Seller Signals
Wildwood Nurseries, Grace Rose Farm, High Country Roses

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Wildwood Nurseries Size: Bare Root / Grafted Bare Root / Grafted In stock $69.99 — Visit Seller
Grace Rose Farm Size: 3 Gallon Potted Rose Bush Austrian Copper Potted Rose Bush - 3 Gallon Potted Rose Bush Out of stock $119.00 — Visit Seller
Greenmantle Nursery Size: 2 gallon 2 gallon Call for availability $25.00 — Visit Seller
High Country Roses Rosa foetida bicolor In stock $27.95
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Overview

FOETIDA - AUSTRIAN COPPER

Old-fashioned clusters of single-petaled flowers.

  • Likes full sun
  • Suitable for zones 4 - 9
  • Strong licorice fragrance
  • Cultivated since the 1500's

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Old-fashioned clusters of single-petaled flowers with a blinding color can literally cover this tough shrubby species rose. Its natural hardiness and brilliant color make it popular in harsher climates.

GROWTH HABIT

A hardy spreading and tall arching shrub rose with vivid, pungent, single orange-red flowers with a yellow reverse. Blooms during early summer. Grows vigorously and his very winter hardy. Will spread by sending up underground shoots. Extreme pruning will limit blossoms.

ROSE CHARACTERISTICS

 Rose Type

 Foetida

 Growth Habit

 Tall arching shrub

 Color

 Hot orange-red with a yellow reverse

 Fragrance Strength

 Strong licorice 

 Flower Size

 Small to medium

 Height

 6 to 8 ft

 Width

 5 to 20 ft

 Hybridizer

 Sport of Rosa foetida

 Year of Introduction

 Prior to 1590

 Introduced by

Unknown

 Suitable for zones

 Zones 4 - 9

 Petal Count

 5

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