Key facts
- Growth habit
- Groundcover
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Noack
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Flower Carpet Sunshine is one of the earlier Noack groundcover roses, from 1990, with yellow flowers and a light scent. It grows to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and wide. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. Plant several to cover open ground or a slope, or use it at the edge of a bed; trim back in late winter.
Flower Carpet Sunshine traits
- Yellow flowers
- Light fragrance
- About 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and wide
- Bred by Noack, 1990
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Ground cover
- Bed edging
- Containers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Carpet Sunshine this page | — | Groundcover | — |
| Berkshire | — | Miniature | — |
| Bonica 82 | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Amber | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Coral | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Gold | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Red Velvet | — | Groundcover | — |
Flower Carpet Sunshine FAQ
What kind of rose is Flower Carpet Sunshine?
Flower Carpet Sunshine is one of the earlier Noack groundcover roses, from 1990, with yellow flowers and a light scent. It grows to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and wide.
How does Flower Carpet Sunshine compare with other rose varieties?
Flower Carpet Sunshine: groundcover. Similar rose varieties include Berkshire, Bonica 82, Flower Carpet Amber. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Flower Carpet Sunshine good for?
Flower Carpet Sunshine is grown for ground cover, bed edging, containers.
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.
- Rose growing guide
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 321 rose varieties
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.