Rosa 'Betty Prior': Floribunda Rose

'Betty Prior' Floribunda Rose – Nonstop Carmine-Pink Blooms

Produces single carmine-pink slightly fragrant blooms nonstop June until frost. Grows 2.5–5 feet high and wide. Modern floribundas grown for many clusters of everblooming single/double flowers. Upright, disease-resistant shrubs ideal for borders or hedges.

Culture

Fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Good air circulation, remove fallen leaves. Late winter/early spring: prune hard (10–18 inches), reduce sideshoots to 2–3 buds. Renovate: prune 1 in 3 stems close to base. Propagate by softwood cuttings spring–summer, hardwood cuttings fall. Many potential pests and diseases.

Features

• Single carmine-pink flowers nonstop
• Slightly fragrant
• Disease-resistant upright shrub
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

Beds, borders, cut flowers, hedge, specimen in cottage and formal gardens.