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New for 2008 - Flower Carpet® PINK SUPREME blooms its heart out spring through frost. Masses of big fresh-faced pink roses and glossy foliage broadcast its natural vigor and good looks. It is the newest in the popular Flower Carpet series of groundcover roses from Anthony Tesselaar Plants which now features eight colors, including three luscious pinks, scarlet, yellow, white, coral and red. Flower Carpet roses are known for their long bloom seasons and big color; mature plants can produce up to 2,000 roses per season. Also legendary is Flower Carpet's natural resistance to leaf diseases that can plague roses, such as black spot and mildew. Pink Supreme’s two-inch flowers are iridescent pink with white centers.

Next Generation, Flower Carpet® PINK SUPREME, makes an excellent garden border of color

Introduction

Flower Carpet® PINK SUPREME is one of the NEXT GENERATION Flower Carpet roses with 20 years extra breeding providing improved heat tolerance and disease resistance in an already brilliant class of groundcover roses that are introduced by Anthony Tesselaar International.

Flower Carpet PINK SUPREME was developed by Noack Rosen, the German rose-breeders known for their early commitment to disease-resistant hybrids. A true easy-care ground cover rose, both home gardeners and professional landscapers will find Flower Carpet PINK SUPREME is simple to grow and easy to maintain, requiring no spraying in the landscape.

Flower Carpet roses are “self-cleaning” and require no fancy pruning or deadheading, simply trim to shape anytime of year. To invigorate blooming, cut back by ⅔ once annually in late winter or early spring. Maximum flowering and performance can be achieved by feeding with a controlled release fertilizer high in potash in early Spring.

Key Features

Masses of hot pink colored blooms
High level of tolerance to Mildew and Black Spot
Bright, vivid presence in the landscape or garden
Glossy green foliage
Easy-care and disease resistant
More compact shape than Flower Carpet PINK

Suggested Uses

Use in flowerbeds, mass plantings, large containers and as a tree rose. A perfect commercial landscaping plant for low-maintenance color.

Growth Habit

Bushes are low growing and compact, with dense foliage.

Flower Size

Small to medium flowers, 2 to 2 ¼ inches diameter.

Mature Height

Grows to 24 to 32 inches tall.

Mature Width

Grows to 40 inches wide.

Spacing

Plant 2-3 per square yard, for ground cover. Plant 3-4 feet apart to establish boundaries. Can be planted anytime during Spring, Summer or Fall.

Hardiness

Will thrive in USDA Zones 5 to 10. In cold zones, protect over the first winter. In zones 6 and below, continued winter protection is advised. In areas of intense heat (for example Phoenix, AZ), protect by planting in semi-shade (with plenty of filtered light), keeping well-watered.

Flowering Period

Produces masses of flowers all season long in full sun. In partial shade (4-5 hours of sun per day), still blooms, though in reduced numbers. Performs satisfactorily with a full day of filtered light. Pink Supreme start to flower mid-Spring and continue to Fall.

Number Of Flowers

Flowers produced in clusters up to 11 inches across from a single stem. Clusters comprise up to 11 smaller clusters of 5 to 9 flowers and developing buds. Up to 60 flowers and developing buds can be produced on a single stem.

Flower Color

New flowers are iridescent pink with white center, ageing to lighter pink. New flower PMS 206C ageing to PMS 212C.

Fragrance

Not fragrant.

Foliage

Dark glossy green, medium sized leaves.

Pruning/Pinching

No fancy pruning needed. Cut back by ⅔ annually in late winter or early spring. Trim to shape anytime of year, if desired. The bush is self-cleaning with few rose hips, no dead-heading required, petals fall away cleanly.

Light Needs

For best bloom, grow in full sun. Grows well in partial shade (4 - 5 hours of sun per day) with reduced blooms.

Soil Needs

Can thrive in a variety of soil conditions. Performs best in well-drained friable garden soil with added organic matter.

Water Needs

When planting in the landscape, water in well particularly during hot conditions and continue to water regularly until the plant is established. Flower Carpet roses are very tolerant of dry conditons once established.

Fertilizer

For maximum flowering and performance, feed with a balanced (15:12:12) controlled release rose fertilizer. It is best not to feed roses in fall and winter as extra nutrients will force new growth and increase the chances of cold-damage over winter. In warm climates (USDA zones 8 and up): feed in early spring and late summer. In cold climates (USDA zones 5 – 7): feed in spring and summer. For established landscape plants apply 1 to 2 handfuls around the base of the plant and incorporate into the soil by gentle surface cultivation.

Disease Tolerance

Very tolerant of common rose blights such as black spot and mildew. It does not require routine chemical spraying and dusting in the landscape, apply only if needed.

Pest Issues

Treat for insect pests only as needed.

Special Care

In zones 6 and below winter protection is advised, especially in first winter.