Playboy Rose

Colorful Floribunda Roses

The Playboy rose is one of the most outstanding, showy, disease resistant roses of the Floribunda roses. The color will draw visitors to it like a magnet.

The color reminds me of an exotic sunrise. Bright orange, with scarlet shading, and a bright yellow eye. A red-blend like no other. One of the showiest roses you can plant in your garden!

Type Floribunda

Hybridizer Cocker 1976

Growth habits Grows into a well rounded, medium size 3-4' bush

Foliage Dark green, glossy, and very disease resistant

Blooms Georgeous bright orange color shading to red, with a yellow center. 7-10 petals Flower size is 3 1/2"

Fragrance Moderate, apple scent

Awards New Zealand National Rose Trial Ground Winner 1985, Portland gold medal 1989

Hardiness zones 5-9
This is a very floriferous floribunda rose that is an outstanding rose. It is very disease resistant. It loves the sun, but actually has larger blooms in cooler weather.

Blooms appear in large sprays above very glossy, dark green foliage. The medium size clusters of large flowers grow on strong, straight stems. The flowers emit a sweet apple fragrance. Plants can grow 4-5 tall. Hard pruning of this rose encourages bigger sprays of flowers.

Performs consistantly in all climates. A real show-stopper!

As most Floribunda Roses they bloom continually in clusters of flowers. More than one bloom in each truss is open at any given time. It has the advantage of producing clusters of flowers on one stem, making it easy to pick a bouquet.

This rose makes a very pretty bouquet for the vase. Mix in some ferns, and baby's breath, and you have a dazzeling bouquet.

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