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'Happy Chappy' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Gwen Powell's Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
26 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Yellow blend Shrub. Exhibition name: Happy Chappy
Class:
Shrub. Garden Ease ™ Collection, Ultimate Rose ™ Collection.
Bloom:
Pink, orange shading, yellow stamens. Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals), flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, mounded, spreading. Glossy, dark green foliage. Height of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Width of up to 4' (up to 120 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for ground cover. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, blackspot resistant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 19,646 on 20 Jan 2009 VIEW USPTO PATENTA shrub rose plant named `INTERhappy`, characterized by a combination of
dark green, glossy foliage; flowers that are a yellow-orange color; and a
compact form, particularly suitable as a groundcover.
Inventors: |
Ilsink; Peter (Leersum, NL) | Assignee: |
Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc.
(Hodges,
SC)
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