Royal Sunset is a climbing hybrid tea in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey in 1960. Parentage is Sungold (Cl. Hybrid Tea, Thomas before 1932) × Sutter's Gold (Hybrid Tea, Swim, 1946) The rose will climb 8-15 feet and spread 8-10 feet. It will do best in full sun in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. It is best pruned in late winter to remove diseased, damaged or crossed canes and to control size. The large, apricot blend. double flowers have a moderately fruity fragrance, and the shrub repeat blooms throughout the season. The leaves are large and leathery and appear on canes with many prickles. This rose can be trained to a trellis, arch, fence or other vertical surface. Use in groups to provide screening and privacy, as a specimen, in a cutting garden, English garden or cottage garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. 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 .
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 nicheRosa 'Autumn Sunset'Rosa Fourth of July™ 'WEKroalt'Rosa 'Rhonda'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
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: 8 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in. | Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Leathery
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Large leathery green compound leaves
Flower color
Orange; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower form
Solitary
Flower shape
Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Apricot blend flowers are 4-5 inches wide with a fruity fragrance and 26-40 petals. Blooms on new and old wood. Repeat blooms throughout the season.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Green canes with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Vertical Spaces
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Screen/Privacy; Small groups; Specimen
Garden tags
#English garden #apricot flowers #cutting garden #fence #trellis #climbing rose #full sun #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #repeat flowering #vertical spaces