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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

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') — This compact shrub typically reaches 3-4 feet in height and width, thriving in USDA zones 5-9

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — shrub for full

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Regular deadheading promotes continuous blooming; shrub for full, image 79

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — destined to become a treasured aspect of any client's garden; this compact shrub typically reaches 3-4 feet in height, image 72

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — destined to become a treasured aspect of any client's garden; this compact shrub typically reaches 3-4 feet in height and width

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Regular watering is crucial, particularly during dry spells, to keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged, image 63

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — bushy habit makes them a fitting choice for residential landscapes; though in the colder end of this range, image 85

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — Regular watering is crucial, particularly during dry spells, to keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged, image 38

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — unfurls from pointed buds to reveal a cluster of 25 to 30 petals

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — classified botanically as Rosa 'Angel Face'; typically around 3-4 inches in diameter

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — periodic inspections for common rose ailments such as rust; pink and purple flowers in the garden

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — bushy habit makes them a fitting choice for residential landscapes; though in the colder end of this range, image 60

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — periodic inspections for common rose ailments such as rust

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — and powdery mildew will help maintain its health and vibrancy

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — which encourages further blooming; with a full sun preference and moderate watering needs, image 65

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — periodic inspections for common rose ailments such as rust; pink and purple flowers in the garden, image 68

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — With a full sun preference and moderate watering needs

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — With its spectacular blooms and fragrance; they thrive in well-drained loamy soils with a pH range from 5.6 to 6.5, image 70

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — classified botanically as Rosa 'Angel Face'; typically around 3-4 inches in diameter, image 80

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — bushy habit makes them a fitting choice for residential landscapes

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — pink and purple flowers in the garden; unfurls from pointed buds to reveal a cluster of 25 to 30 petals, image 73

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — This compact shrub typically reaches 3-4 feet in height and width, thriving in USDA zones 5-9; regular deadheading, image 76

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — a practice known as deadheading; with its spectacular blooms and fragrance, image 64

Purple Rose (Rosa 'Purple') — and powdery mildew will help maintain its health and vibrancy; classified botanically as Rosa 'Angel Face'

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