Rose - Hansa - 2 Gallon

DESCRIPTION: An old-fashioned hardy shrub rose, smothered in fragrant double reddish-purple flowers in early summer, repeat-blooming; tall upright habit, hardy and resistant to disease; this rose needs full sun and well-drained acidic soil. 

BOTANICAL NAME: Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' 
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 1.5 Meters
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 1.75 Meters
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun 
FLOWER COLOUR: Violet flowers with fuchsia overtones and yellow eyes
FLOWERING TIME: Early summer until frost
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Dark green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 2 ( Should survive up to -42.7° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average to dry - Prefers well-drained soil
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Cut Flower, Fall Colour, Fragrant

Ornamental Features

Hansa Rose is draped in stunning fragrant violet flowers with fuchsia overtones and yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from early to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The oval compound leaves turn an outstanding orange in the fall. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from mid to late fall. The spiny brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.