All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Winner 1969
What a delight this classic floribunda is, beguiling you with a sweet fruity scent, "blushing" lavender blooms, and a free-flowering nature. Winner of several awards, Angel Face is the rose you will rely on for a big show for many seasons to come.
The flowers are exceptionally large4 inchesfor a floribunda, opening from attractive urn-shaped buds and arising in great clusters, beginning in early summer and continuing into mid-fall. The 30 to 35 petals are slightly waved, like a flared skirt, which adds to their depth. Some boast a faint, deep crimson outline along the tip, as if they had been dipped in wet paint. And all are richly redolent of sweet citrus, a scent so addictive that Angel Face received the ARS John Cook Medal for fragrance.
Introduced in 1968 by Swim & Weeks, Angel Face arose from a cross of (Circus x Lavender Pinocchio) x Sterling Silver, and you can detect the faint silvery sheen of its parentage in certain lights. The next year, in 1969, it won All-America Rose Selections honors.
Angel Face is an upright, bushy plant with lustrous dark green, leathery foliage and a neat 3-foot-tall and -wide form. It is best in full sun and any well-drained soil. A wonderful choice for garden or vase.
Genus | Rosa |
Zone | 5 - 9 |
Bloom Start to End | Late Spring - Late Fall |
Habit | Upright |
Plant Height | 3 ft - 4 ft |
Plant Width | 3 ft |
Bloom Size | 4 in |
Petal Count | 35 |
Additional Characteristics | Bloom First Year, Free Bloomer, Repeat Bloomer |
Bloom Color | Lavender, Light Maroon |
Bud Shape | Urn |
Flower Shape | Double |
Foliage Color | Dark Green |
Fragrance | Citrus, Strong, Sweet |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
Uses | Hedge, Landscapes, Beds, Border, Cut Flowers |
Restrictions | *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following: Guam, Puerto Rico, Canada, Virgin Islands |