Garden lore has it that the scarlet-orange color of the Trumpeter rose actually intensifies in the summer heat.
Hardy and disease resistant with dark green, glossy leaves, this Floribunda (flowering freely) blooms several times throughout the season. Hopeful news for me. After transplanting my one-of-a-kind garden gem, a resourceful young doe nipped all the buds before they had a chance to open into their characteristic red ruffly brilliance. Heralding July, this rose ~ right ~ was the first to fully blossom free and undisturbed.
Rosa Trumpeter, cultivated by Sam McGredy in New Zealand in 1977, grows into a heavily branched, three-foot-high shrub (reaching maturity in 5-10 years), making it an ideal hedging rose.
If you observe closely, you might discover that each Trumpeter rose has 39 petals – exactly.
This week’s image ~ Trumpeter Rose.
Derived from crossing hybrid Teas with Polyantha roses, Floribunda roses combine the best qualities of the two groups.
