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Purple Rose

Rosa 'Purple'

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Overview

The Angel Face Rose (Rosa 'Angel Face') is a floribunda variety cherished for its unique lavender-purple blossoms with a scalloped petal edge and a citrus-like fragrance. This compact shrub typically reaches 3-4 feet in height and width, thriving in USDA zones 5-9. With a full sun preference and moderate watering needs, it's an excellent choice for mixed borders or as a fragrant specimen. Regular deadheading promotes continuous blooming.

Sun FullWater MediumZones 5–11Type ShrubClimate Temperate
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — they thrive in well-drained loamy soils with a pH range from 5.6 to 6.5
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — where space can be at a premium.<br><br>Preferring full sun exposure; shrub with pink and purple blooms, image 61Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — is a captivating floribunda variety renowned for its unique color and fragrancePurple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — which encourages further bloomingPurple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — classified botanically as Rosa 'Angel Face'; typically around 3-4 inches in diameter, image 55Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — it's an excellent choice for mixed borders or as a fragrant specimenPurple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — though in the colder end of this range; uSDA hardiness for this variety spans zones 5 through 9+82

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium
USDA zones
5–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub
Family
Rosaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — they thrive in well-drained loamy soils with a pH range from 5.6 to 6.5
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — where space can be at a premium.<br><br>Preferring full sun exposure; shrub with pink and purple blooms, image 61
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — is a captivating floribunda variety renowned for its unique color and fragrance
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — which encourages further blooming
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — classified botanically as Rosa 'Angel Face'; typically around 3-4 inches in diameter, image 55
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — it's an excellent choice for mixed borders or as a fragrant specimen
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — though in the colder end of this range; uSDA hardiness for this variety spans zones 5 through 9
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — USDA hardiness for this variety spans zones 5 through 9; angel Face Roses create an alluring display when planted in, image 66
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — USDA hardiness for this variety spans zones 5 through 9
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — a practice known as deadheading; with its spectacular blooms and fragrance
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — typically around 3-4 inches in diameter; the Angel Face Rose is a superb addition to the cultivated landscape, image 57
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Regular deadheading promotes continuous blooming; shrub for full, image 54
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — unfurls from pointed buds to reveal a cluster of 25 to 30 petals; it's an excellent choice for mixed borders or as a, image 58
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — typically around 3-4 inches in diameter; the Angel Face Rose is a superb addition to the cultivated landscape, image 82
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — With a full sun preference and moderate watering needs; where space can be at a premium.<br><br>Preferring full sun exposure
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — USDA hardiness for this variety spans zones 5 through 9; angel Face Roses create an alluring display when planted in groups or
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — shrub for full; destined to become a treasured aspect of any client's garden
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Angel Face Roses create an alluring display when planted in groups or used as border plants; bushy habit makes them a, image 59
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — With a full sun preference and moderate watering needs; where space can be at a premium.<br><br>Preferring full sun, image 77
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Angel Face Roses create an alluring display when planted in groups or used as border plants; bushy habit makes them a fitting
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — destined to become a treasured aspect of any client's garden
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — though in the colder end of this range
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — shrub with pink and purple blooms; which encourages further blooming, image 74
Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — where space can be at a premium.<br><br>Preferring full sun exposure
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