| Description | A vigorous very disease resistant pink flowering shrub rose. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Rose |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | blossoms start deep cherry red with white eye and finish pink |
| Leaves | dark glossy green |
| Dimensions | 3-4 by 3-4 feet, bushy mounding |
| Maintenance | I like to keep my plants on the compact side. To do this, cut the new branches back 33-50% every 1-3 years in the spring. If you want a large plant just let them grow. Each spring there will be old dead stems to remove from the center and dead tips of branched to cut off. This plant is very thorny and a long sleeve shirt and a good pair of gloves are essential. I have found the long reach rose pruners make this pruning job much easier. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice. |
| Cultivar Origin | Carefree Spirit was hybridized by Jacques Mouchotte, director of research at Meilland International and introduced by Conard-Pyle Co. of West Grove, Pennsylvania USA. |
| Misc Facts | All-America Rose Selections Winner in 1996. |
| Notes & Reference | Conrad-Pyle fact sheet |
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