Carefree Delight Rose
Pink Shrub Roses
The Carefree Delight Rose has carmine pink single flowers. These Pink shrub roses are very hardy and easy to grow. The small, single petaled blooms have a distinct white eye. Flowers are borne in large clusters (10 -15 florets per stem) that cover the surface of the bush when in full bloom.
Type Shrub Roses
Hybridizer Meilland 1994
Growth habits Vigorous, spreading, bushy 3-4'high x 4' wide
Foliage Strong, Dark Green, glossy, many prickles
Blooms Soft,Carmine pink with a white eye and gold stamens. Single blooms are 5 petal 1 1/2- 2 1/4".
Fragrance None
Awards Golden Rose of the Hague 1993, Gold Medal 1992,Bagatelle Gold medal 1992, AARS 1996
Hardiness 4-10
Want the "Perfect" landscape Rose?
This "very perfect" rose is a great landscape rose. The blooms are small, single, and a lovely pink with a white center and golden stamens. It is almost always in bloom, and is consistant in all climates.
The soft, delicate blooms are produced in clusters of 3-15. They flowers literally cover the bush. This rose spreads a bit wider than most shrub roses.
The unscented flowers produce orange hips in winter. The carefree delight rose is extremely vigorous, and can be trained as a small climber.
This rose has exceptional resistance to all fungal diseases. It is very hardy, and considered one of the most easy to grow roses.
It flourishes with no winter protection.
If you like single-petaled roses in Pink, this low-growing Shrub rose (Carpet Rose) would make a nice addition to your garden.
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