LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.
| Description | A profusion of soft red rosebuds open to lovely, semi-double, peachy amber blooms, that fade to a seashell pink as they age. The blossoms are fragrant – a first for the Flower Carpet® series of easy care groundcover roses! Excellent heat and humidity tolerance. Beautiful in containers, or in mass plantings in the landscape. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring through fall |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Non-toxic to Cats and Dogs, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Erosion Control, Tolerates Urban Pollution, Road Salt Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Mounding |
| Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover |
| Flower Color | Orange |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Boxwood (Buxus); Phlox (Phlox); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Euonymus (Euonymus); Juniper (Juniperus) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in enriched, loamy, well-drained soil. Space plants 3 ft. apart as groundcover. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Tolerates brief drought, when established. In zones 5 and colder, protect young plants in winter. Fertilize in spring and summer. Prune back by 1/3 annually. |
| Lore | Flower Carpet® Amber, along with Pink Supreme and Scarlet, belong to the collection of Next Generation Flower Carpet® roses, where refined breeding has produced improved heat & humidity tolerance on top of its existing disease resistance. This collection of roses has superlative disease-resistance to common rose blights such as black spot and mildew – developed over a 25-year period by Noack Rosen, the German rose-breeders known for their early commitment to disease-resistant hybrids. |






