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- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Carruth
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Absolutely Fabulous is a floribunda rose bred by Carruth and introduced in 2004. It produces yellow flowers with a strong fragrance, which is less common among yellow roses. The plant grows to about 1 m tall and 1 m wide, a tidy size for beds, borders and the front of a planting. It was given the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. Choose it if you want cheerful yellow colour and scent on a manageable plant.
Absolutely Fabulous traits
- Yellow floribunda blooms with a strong scent
- Grows to roughly 1 m in height and width
- Bred by Carruth, 2004
- RHS Award of Garden Merit (2012)
Good for
- Bedding and borders
- Front-of-border colour
- Cut flowers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutely Fabulous this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
| Arthur Bell | — | Bush | — |
Absolutely Fabulous FAQ
What kind of rose is Absolutely Fabulous?
Absolutely Fabulous is a floribunda rose bred by Carruth and introduced in 2004. It produces yellow flowers with a strong fragrance, which is less common among yellow roses.
How does Absolutely Fabulous compare with other rose varieties?
Absolutely Fabulous: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Alexander, Alpine Sunset. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Absolutely Fabulous good for?
Absolutely Fabulous is grown for bedding and borders, front-of-border colour, cut flowers.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
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Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.