Tuscan Sun Floribunda Rose

Genus:Rosa
Species:hybrida
Variety:’JACthain’
ppaf:PP17,083
Item Form:Bareroot Grafted
Zone:6 – 10
Bloom Start to End:Late Spring – Late Fall
Habit:Upright
Plant Height:4 ft
Plant Width:3 ft;Bloom Size:4 in;Petal Count:25
Additional Characteristics:Bloom First Year,Easy Care Plants,Free Bloomer,Long Bloomers,Needs Deadheading,Repeat Bloomer
Bloom Color:Orange,Dark Apricot,Dark Coral;Bud Shape:Ovoid,Pointed;Flower Shape:Cupped,Double
Foliage Color:Dark Green,Glossy;Fragrance:Light,Spicy
Light Requirements:Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:Moist, well-drained
Resistance:Disease Resistant,Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance:Normal, loamy
Uses:Beds,Border,Cut Flowers,Hedge,Landscapes;Restrictions: *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:Guam,Virgin Islands,Canada,Puerto Rico

Every petal is suffused with a bronzed apricot tan on this stunning Jackson & Perkins introduction. Exquisitely symmetrical, opening from pointed, ovoid buds, these fully double flowers exude a light spicy aroma as they gradually unfurl in the summer sun, revealing tones of orange and peach that evoke long lazy August afternoons. Treat yourself to the beauty and fragrance of this floribunda this season.

Fully 4 inches wide and boasting 25 petals, these blooms arise in large clusters all over the shrub. The flowering occurs in waves, beginning with the first breath of warm summer weather and continuing, in moderate and warm climates, into fall. This is a bloom to be cut for the vase and appreciated up close, but also a fine garden performer, its unusual color standing out nicely in the perennial or shrub border, its clove-like scent perfuming the warm summer air.

Best of all, this shrub is quite disease resistant, staving off two of the worst rose perils: rust and powdery mildew. This makes it ideal for climates subject to late-afternoon summer rainstorms, for instance, as well as perpetually humid or damp areas. Plant it fearlessly in the crowded garden without worrying that it needs extra space for air circulation. Tuscan Sun can take it.

And it comes by this disease resistance honestly. Its seed parent is Sam McGredy’s Singin’ in the Rain, bred especially for tolerance of damp and moisture; its pollen parent is a cross of two Bill Warriner classics: Pink Pollyanna (one of our all-time favorites here at Jackson & Perkins) and Impatient, a perpetual-flowering variety that might be responsible for Tuscan Sun’s heavy and frequent intervals of bloom.

Tuscan Sun reaches up to 4 feet tall and spreads up to 3 feet wide, with excellent branching. Use it in large containers as well as the garden. We predict that you will become as enamored of these large, perfectly formed apricot-orange blooms as we are.