Rugelda rose
This is one of the few roses I have which died back completely to the ground. But it has bounced back no problem, and is over 3 ft high today. This year I pinched the stems to increase business. It delayed flowering but seems to have worked in creating more branches. It had a lovely flower open this morning I had to take a picture of, it looks like a peony!
The buds are interesting too:
Rugelda is sometimes listed as part of the Pavement series, but I find it does not seem anything like the other Pavement roses. It has the shiniest foliage! Blooms are lightly scented.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoprairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary AB, Canada)
7 years agoThank you Twors, I must be extremely lucky to have it survive in the slightly colder zone here. It has consistently died back to the ground each year so far, even with the super mild winter last year, and with originally planting it 6-8" deep. Hopefully it will last many more years. I love how the blooms change colour, the newer ones are a deeper yellow, here are a few photos of a newer bloom from yesterday:
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