Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rosa Amber Sun Ground Cover Rose, Groundcover Rose,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Roses Spreading
Description:
A tough low growing rose that looks best when used in massed plantings. They can make a great groundcover display or low garden edging and look great when accompanied by other mass plantings. Amber Sun has masses of fragrant apricot-coloured blooms that repeat flower to make a stunning landscape display.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Roundabouts / Splitters, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Black Spot, Mites, Possums, Powdery Mildew, Rust, Scale, Thrips, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes: Needs to be planted in well drained soil that has a high amount of organic matter and mulch with a organic mulch. Fertilise regularly throughout the growing season with a rose specific fertiliser. Pruning can be done regularly throughout the growing season by removing spent blooms which encourages repeat flowering. Hard pruning is undertaken in Winter once the plant has gone dormant, pruning to a hedge shape.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate