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Nympenburg

Rosa (RO-zuh)

Family: Rosaceae Unknown Herbaceous (3-15 ft)

Nympenburg is a deciduous hybrid musk shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae). Bred by Reimer Kordes in 1954. Parentage is Sangerhausen x Sunmist. The shrub will grow 6-8 feet tall or more if trained as a climber and 4 feet wide. It is an upright, very bushy shrub that prefers full sun in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Prune later winter to early summer to remove dead or diseased canes and prune the remaining canes by 1/3 to control size and encourage bushiness. Avoid overcrowding and overhead watering to help prevent diseases. This rose produces large fragrant double salmon pink flowers in spring and continues in flushes through the season. The glossy green foliage is on stems with prickles. Use this as a large shrub specimen in the garden or train to a trellis as a climber. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Black spot, powdery mildew and rust can occur. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 41 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Fills a similar niche Rosa International Herald Tribune 'HARquantum' Rosa Ketchup & Mustard® 'WEKzazette' Rosa Windrush 'AUSrush'
Native alternatives Rosa carolina

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Broad; Dense; Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Large, glossy, dark green compound leaves
Flower color
Green; Orange; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Apricot buds open to large orange-salmon-pink flowers. They are early double flowers in cluster with up to 26-40 petals and recurrent blooms to fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#English garden #peach flowers #large flowers #accent #specimen #deer browsing plant #trellis #full sun tolerant #shrub rose #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #repeat flowering
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Pests of Rose
Other problems
White-Tailed Deer
Propagation
Stem Cutting

Planted at Hunnicutt

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