Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Pearce
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Indian Summer is a hybrid tea raised by Pearce in 1991. It bears light orange blooms with a strong fragrance, which is useful in a hybrid tea grown for cutting. The plant reaches about 1 m (3 ft) high and across. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit from 1996. Use it in a rose bed or border where warm colours and scent are wanted.
Indian Summer traits
- Hybrid tea bred by Pearce, 1991
- Light orange flowers
- Strong fragrance
- About 1 m tall and wide
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1996
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Warm colour borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Summer this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Indian Summer FAQ
What kind of rose is Indian Summer?
Indian Summer is a hybrid tea raised by Pearce in 1991. It bears light orange blooms with a strong fragrance, which is useful in a hybrid tea grown for cutting.
How does Indian Summer compare with other rose varieties?
Indian Summer: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous, Alexander. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Indian Summer good for?
Indian Summer is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, warm colour borders.
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.