Latin Name: Rosa x 'Boznatafra'
Height: 5 - 8 feet
Spread: 3 - 4 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun
Bloom Time: May to October
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Description:
Flavorette Honey-Apricot Rose has edible flowers with a sweet fruity fragrance. These bowl shaped peachy orange to apricot yellow blossoms do not require deadheading - although one can deadhead for a cleaner appearance. This edible rose is disease resistant and should be pruned back by one third in the spring. Utilize the flower petals in salads, sweets, and infusions, dry for other uses, or cut the blossoms for enjoyment.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies
Other Names: Shrub Rose; Edible Rose
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