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- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Fryer
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Keep Smiling is a yellow hybrid tea from Gareth Fryer, introduced in 2004 and granted UK plant breeders' rights in 2007. The flowers have a moderate fragrance, and the plant grows to around 1 m (3 ft) in height and spread. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. Plant it in a rose bed or sunny border, and cut the yellow blooms for vases.
Keep Smiling traits
- Hybrid tea bred by Fryer, 2004
- Yellow flowers with moderate scent
- About 1 m tall and wide
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Sunny borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep Smiling this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Keep Smiling FAQ
What kind of rose is Keep Smiling?
Keep Smiling is a yellow hybrid tea from Gareth Fryer, introduced in 2004 and granted UK plant breeders' rights in 2007. The flowers have a moderate fragrance, and the plant grows to around 1 m (3 ft) in height and spread.
How does Keep Smiling compare with other rose varieties?
Keep Smiling: 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 Keep Smiling good for?
Keep Smiling is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, sunny 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: APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.