Rosa 'Livin' Easy'

Rosa 'Livin' Easy', (aka HARwelcome), is a floribunda rose cultivar, bred by Jack Harkness. It was introduced into the United States by Weeks Roses in 1992 as 'Fellowship'. The rose was named an All-America Rose Selections winner in 1996.[1]

Rosa 'Livin' Easy'
Rosa 'Livin' Easy'
GenusRosa hybrid
Hybrid parentage'Southampton' x 'Remember Me'
Cultivar groupFloribunda
CultivarHARwelcome
Marketing names'Fellowship, 'Livin' Easy'
BreederJack Harkness
OriginGreat Britain, 1992

Description

'Livin' Easy' is a medium bushy, upright shrub, 3 to 5 ft (91—151 cm) in height with a 3 to 4 ft (91—121 cm) spread. Blooms are 4—5 in (10—12 cm) in diameter, with a petal count of 26 to 40. Bloom form is cupped, flat to cupped, and ruffled. Flowers are orange or an apricot-blend, displaying various shades of pink, apricot and orange, with unusual copper colored petal backs. Flowers also have dark pink petal edges and cream or yellow centers.[2] Blooms have a moderate, citrus fragrance, and are generally borne singly, or in small clusters. The plant is vigorous, blooming in flushes from spring through fall. The shrub has medium sized, glossy, medium-green, dense, leathery foliage. The plant is prone tp blackspot and spiky prickles. It grows well in many climates, and is considered an ideal rose for massed plantings.[1][3]

Sports and child plants

'Livin' Easy' was used to hybridize the following rose varieties:

  • Rosa 'Bon Appetit', (2013)
  • Rosa 'Easy Going', sport, (1996)
  • Rosa 'Emma Haftl', (2014)
  • Rosa 'Honey Nectar', (2001)
  • Rosa 'Hot Cocoa', (2002)[4]

Awards

See also

Notes
  1. "Fellowship rose". Help me find roses, clematis and peonies.
  2. Quest-Ritson & Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 376.
  3. "Rosa 'Livin' Easy'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. "Child plants of Rosa 'Livin' Easy'". National Gardening Association. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. Quest-Ritson & Quest-Ritson 2011, p. 148.

References
  • Quest-Ritson, Brigid; Quest-Ritson, Charles (2011). Encyclopedia of Roses (Reprint ed.). DK. ISBN 978-0756688684.
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