Weeks Roses Nursery Rose – Rainbow’s End Patio Yellow Blush Orange Red

Foliage Color: Dark Green

Average Width: 2′ to 3′, 3′ to 4′

Average Height: 6′ to 8′, 8′ to 10′, 10′ to 12′

Fragrances: None

Season of Color: Early Summer Blooms, Fall Blooms, Spring Blooms, Summer Blooms

Resistant To: Disease, Heat

Landscape Uses: Accent, Background, Climber, Containers / Planters, Entryway, Focal Point Specimen, Frame Structure, Garden Pond, Landscape Beds, Outdoor Living Areas, Perennial Garden, Woodland Border

Growth Habits: Climbing, Dense, Upright

Theme Gardens: Butterfly, Cottage, Perennial

Soil pH: 5.5, 6, 6.5

 

 

Rainbow’s End is an interesting variety of miniature rose. It starts out yellow and turns a reddish-orange on the outer petals and recurls during the summer months. The hotter it gets, the redder the rose becomes. It has a nice bushy growth habit. It is very lush and semiglobal, so it’s easy to maintain and is ever-blooming just like all the other miniatures.

Miniature roses have dime- to quarter-size flowers in single, double, and semi-double form. They are available in almost every color in the rainbow, except blue. Flowers can be pressed or dried for use in arrangements and potpourri.
Several hundred cultivars are available, ranging in size from 3 to 18 inches in height and spread. The smallest varieties (“micro-minis”) grow to 6 inches or less.
Mini-Flora roses are a new classification of the American Rose Society. The bloom, foliage, and plant size are larger than a miniature and smaller than a floribunda. Plants typically reach heights of 3 feet and are suitable for larger beds or borders.
Miniature roses are ideal for container culture, and are popular flowering gifts that can brighten indoor spaces. Because of the amount of light needed, however, they usually perform best when planted outdoors.

Miniatures are hardier than hybrid tea roses and many gardeners prefer to plant them directly in the ground. Plants perform best in a sunny location with rich, well-drained soils. Place plants near the edge of beds or borders for best viewing of their flowers. Most miniature roses can be spaced about 12 inches apart. As surrounding plants grow, make sure they don’t shade the miniature roses.
Regular maintenance is required for repeated blooms. Deep watering (1 to 2 inches per week) encourages root development and mulching helps conserve soil moisture. Ground-planted miniature roses benefit from fertilizing in early spring, when they start to bloom, and at their peak of bloom. No fertilizer should be added after mid to late August to help plants prepare for dormancy.