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Height: 3 feet Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a Group/Class: Easy Elegance Rose Description: Clusters of medium-sized blooms cover this shrub in a glorious shade of red; glossy deep green foliage gives added contrast and impact; well suited to container gardening or a perfect border; highly disease resistant Ornamental Features Paint The Town Rose is clothed in stunning lightly-scented red flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruits are showy red hips displayed in late fall. Landscape Attributes Paint The Town 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. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration; Paint The Town Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Paint The Town 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 20 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 is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
