Drop Dead Red Rose is a reblooming deciduous shrub with highly glossed deep green foliage. The lightly fragrant, fully double velvet red flowers bloom in flushes from late spring into fall. Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils. Drop Dead Red has very good disease resistance.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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3' - 5'
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Spread:
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3’ - 5'
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Spacing:
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4'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Red
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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: Gkv.kannan21, Beautiful Red Rose Flower, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Northland Rosarium, 'Drop Dead Red' shining brightly with dark glossy foliage backdrop
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
