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• Matador (shrub, Interplant 1983)
• Rosy Carpet ®

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Deep pink Shrub.
Registration name: INTercarp
Exhibition name: Rosy Carpet ®

Bred by G. Peter Ilsink (Netherlands, before 1983).
Introduced in Netherlands by Interplant BV in 1984 as 'Rosy Carpet'.

Shrub.  

Deep pink to geranium-red, lighter center, yellow stamens.  Moderate fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, spreading.  Medium, dark green foliage.  

Height: 2' to 39" (60 to 100cm).  Width: 20" to 47" (50 to 120cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for garden or ground cover.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

Triploid