Blue Girl Rose is a compact reblooming deciduous shrub with glossy green foliage. The intensely lilac-scented double flowers open lavender blue and glaze to silvery blue as it ages, and bloom continuously from spring until frost. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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2’ - 3'
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Spacing:
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2'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 11
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Blue
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Trellises, Walls, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Catmint, Lilac, Coneflower
IMAGES: HomeinSalem, Hybrid Tea - Blue Girl 103 (b), CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) HomeinSalem, Hybrid Tea - Blue Girl 23 (cr), CC BY 3.0, (3) HomeinSalem, Hybrid Tea - Blue Girl 109 (b), CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) HomeinSalem, Hybrid Tea - Blue Girl 111 (b), CC BY-SA 3.0
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
