Pink Grootendorst Shrub Rose
Rosa 'Pink Grootendorst'
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Carnation like Flowers on this Cold Hardy Rose
- Grows in any soil
- Easy to grow
- Extreme disease resistant
- Drought tolerant
- Heavy bloomer
A most unusual and highly scented pink landscape rose. Clusters of small pink roses adorn Pink Grootendorst Rugosa reliably. The petals have ruffled edges that give its blooms the appearance of carnations. Here’s a shrub that is excellent planted as a low maintenance hedge. My what a hedge that will be parading around the perimeter dressed in lovely pink all summer.
Hundreds of ruffled pink blooms covering shrub at once!
Rugosas are widely known for being the rose for difficult places because they will adapt to just about anything. You’ll find excellent salt tolerance when planting Pink Grootendorst if your yard is exposed to the ocean. This rugosa rose won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993. This alone should tell you what an excellent shrub rose you’ll have in your yard with Pink Grootendorst.
Though not a long stemmed rose, Pink Grootendorst gives you charming bouquets.
The flowers are lightly scented and thickly cover the plant repeatedly all season. You’ll be able to enjoy these charming blooms mixed with a huge variety of other cutting flowers through the summer. From peonies and iris to daisies and mums, you get bouquet variety bar none from Pink Grootendorst rugosa. The hips are large and colorful for extended color as you head into winter.
A delicious source of Vitamin C, rugosa rose hips are edible.
The rose hip is ripe just after the first frost arrives. Rugosa roses are the ultimate for harvesting this old-fashioned culinary delicacy. They can be used in cooking fresh or dried and make tasty teas and jelly. The taste is fruity and spicy, somewhat similar to cranberries. You’ll find a number of recipes to use the fruit of your new rugosa roses.
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