This week’s Plant of the Week is Morden Sunrise Rose.
Morden Sunrise Rose features showy, yellow flowers with a hint of pink, which look just like the sky at sunrise, from late spring to late summer. The flowers emerge from distinctive orange flower buds and are excellent for cutting. Its dark green foliage turns yellow in fall and orange hips are displayed from mid to late fall.
The Morden Sunrise Rose will grow to be about 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide at maturity. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. This rose should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH and is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution.
Canadian Parkland (Morden) Roses
The Parkland series is a group of rose varieties specially developed to survive severe Canadian winters by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at the Morden Research Station in Manitoba. All these roses are exceptionally hardy down to -35 C (Zone 3a). They also require minimal care and are disease resistant. They will flower repeatedly throughout the summer and require only minimal pruning. The Parkland series come in a variety of colours and sizes.
