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Rosa 'Betty Prior' (Floribunda rose)

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Botanical Name: Rosa 'Betty Prior' ROE-sah

Common Name: Floribunda rose Genus: Rosa

This rose produces single, carmine-pink, slightly fragrant blooms nonstop from June until frost. It grows 2.5 to 5 feet high and wide.
Noteworthy characteristics: Modern Floribundas are grown for their many clusters of everblooming single or double flowers. They form upright, disease-resistant shrubs, making them ideal for borders or hedges.
Care: Grow in fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Provide good air circulation and remove fallen leaves to help prevent disease. In late winter or early spring, prune hard (back to 10-18 inches) and reduce sideshoots to 2 or 3 buds. To renovate, prune one in three stems close to the base.
Propagation: Take softwood cuttings when bloom initiates in spring to summer; take hardwood cuttings in fall.
Problems: Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale, caterpillars, sawfly larvae, cane borers, Japanese beetles, rose stem girders, rose midges, rose slugs, rose chafers, leaf-cutting bees, black spot, rust, powdery mildew, crown gall, canker, dieback, downy mildew, viruses.

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Height	3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread	3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Habit	Clumps
Growth Pace	Moderate Grower
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture	Medium Moisture
Maintenance	Moderate
Characteristics	Attracts Birds; Attracts Butterflies; Fragrant Flowers; Showy Flowers; Showy Fruit
Bloom Time	Fall; Late Spring; Spring; Summer
Flower Color	Pink Flower
Uses	Beds and Borders, Cut Flower, Hedge, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style	Cottage Garden, Formal Garden
Seasonal Interest	Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type	Shrubs

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posted by JoyVeinot
7/28/2011
Region: Midwest
Zone: 5

I plants 4 of these roses last year. They were very pretty, maybe 2 1/2 - 3 ft tall. Good form, great color, a delight. They seemed quite resistant to disease with fair resistance to Japanese beetles, which plague our area here in Northern Illinois, near the Wisconsin border. I think I am in zone 5, but I am not sure. But, I could not cover them, as deep snow came on very fast last year, and they were very hurt by the winter. Two died completely - the other two were injured and small, and one died later in the season. I replaced the two dead ones with a promise to myself that I would cover them this year no matter what. They are worth another try...

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