Database

Rosa rugosa ‘Hansa’

Shrub: Rose

Large, reddish-violet, double blooms with a rich, licorice scented fragrance. Crinkled, green foliage turns yellowish-orange in fall with large, orange-red rose hips. Vigorous, exceptionally hardy, rounded rose bush. Repeat bloomer; great cut flower. Rugosa hybrid rose. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. Roses need full sun for best flower production and a well-ventilated area; drought tolerant once established in moist, well-drained soil. Avoid getting the foliage wet when watering, instead water at soil level. Blooms on new wood: may cut back heavily in spring before growth emerges to promote new growth and better flower production, with heavy winter die back, prune back as low as the root system. Cut at a 45 degree angle rather than straight across, above an outward facing bud. Regular deadheading of finished flowers will promote more flower buds, ending a few weeks before end of summer to allow rose hips to form.

Available in select potted sizes.