Rosa ‘Sarah Van Fleet’ (Sarah Van Fleet Bush Rose)
Rosa ‘Sarah Van Fleet’ (Sarah Van Fleet Bush Rose)
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Rosa ‘Sarah Van Fleet’ is a vigorous heritage shrub rose producing large, semi-double, slightly cupped flowers in clear mallow-pink to soft lilac-pink. Creamy-gold stamens provide an attractive contrast, while strongly fragrant blooms sit above dense, textured Rugosa foliage. Its upright, bushy habit creates an impressive flowering feature with excellent presence in larger gardens.
Free-flowering from late spring through autumn, ‘Sarah Van Fleet’ provides prolonged colour, rich old-rose fragrance and excellent screening potential. Its robust growth makes it ideal for informal hedges, mixed shrub borders and specimen planting. Customers wanting a dependable, traditionally styled rose with abundant flowers and handsome foliage will find this an excellent choice
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Mature height
Approximately 2–3m under Australian conditions
Mature width
Approximately 1.5–2m
Spacing
Approximately 1.5–2m apart; closer spacing may be used for dense hedging
Evergreen/Deciduous
Deciduous
Foliage
Mallow-pink to lilac-pink flowers with creamy-gold stamens; dark-green, textured foliage; may produce red autumn hips
Flowering Period & Fruit Development/Harvest
Repeat flowering from late spring through autumn, potentially continuing into early winter in mild climates
Sun tolerance
Full sun to partial shade; best flowering with at least six hours of direct sunlight
Maintenance
Low to moderate; deadhead regularly for repeat flowering or leave selected flowers to develop hips. Lightly prune in late winter and remove damaged, congested or very old canes. Wear gloves because the stems are densely thorny
Root System
Vigorous, fibrous and spreading; established plants may produce occasional suckers, particularly when grown on their own roots