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Group/Class:  Polyantha Rose

Brand:  Proven Winners

Description:

Bushy and upright in form, this thornless variety produces clusters of vibrant hot-pink single blooms with white centers, creating tremendous visual impact when massed in the garden; blooms repeat all season long

Ornamental Features

Oso Happy® Smoothie Rose features showy clusters of fragrant hot pink flowers with gold eyes and white centers at the ends of the branches from mid spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage which emerges chartreuse in spring. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Oso Happy® Smoothie Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Disease

Oso Happy® Smoothie Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Oso Happy® Smoothie Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

Oso Happy® Smoothie Rose makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.