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- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Some repeat
- Breeder
- Carruth
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
About Face is a grandiflora from the Weeks Roses program, credited to Carruth and dated 1993, and it won an All-America Rose Selections award in 2005. The flowers are a two-tone mix of orange and red with about 26 to 30 petals, and Wikipedia describes the scent as apple-like. Plants are tall, around 5 to 6 ft (1.52 to 1.83 m), and are reported as disease resistant. The US patent PP17305 was granted in 2006 under the code name 'WEKosupalz'. Its pedigree includes 'O Sole Mio', 'Midas Touch' and 'Hot Cocoa'.
About Face traits
- Orange and red bicolor flowers
- About 26 to 30 petals per bloom
- Apple-like fragrance
- Tall plant of roughly 5 to 6 ft (1.52 to 1.83 m)
- All-America Rose Selections winner, 2005
Good for
- Back of the border
- Cut flowers
- Specimen planting
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| About Face this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Angel Face | — | Bush | — |
About Face FAQ
What kind of rose is About Face?
About Face is a grandiflora from the Weeks Roses program, credited to Carruth and dated 1993, and it won an All-America Rose Selections award in 2005. The flowers are a two-tone mix of orange and red with about 26 to 30 petals, and Wikipedia describes the scent as apple-like.
How does About Face compare with other rose varieties?
About Face: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, AC De Montarville, All American Magic. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is About Face good for?
About Face is grown for back of the border, cut flowers, specimen planting.
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 309 rose varieties
Source
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.