Key facts
- Growth habit
- Groundcover
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Werner Noack
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Flower Carpet is a groundcover rose bred by Werner Noack and patented in 1990 as PP7282. It bears deep pink flowers with about 15 petals; the patent gives a bloom size of about 4 in (10 cm) and no fragrance. Plants stay low at around 20 in (51 cm), making it useful for covering banks and filling the front of beds.
Flower Carpet traits
- Deep pink flowers with about 15 petals
- Patent bloom size about 4 in (10 cm)
- No fragrance per the patent
- Low plant of about 20 in (51 cm)
Good for
- Groundcover
- Slopes and banks
- Mass planting
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Carpet this page | — | Groundcover | — |
| Alfabia | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Appleblossom | — | Shrub | — |
| Flower Carpet White | — | Groundcover | — |
| Flower Carpet Yellow | — | Groundcover | — |
Flower Carpet FAQ
What kind of rose is Flower Carpet?
Flower Carpet is a groundcover rose bred by Werner Noack and patented in 1990 as PP7282. It bears deep pink flowers with about 15 petals; the patent gives a bloom size of about 4 in (10 cm) and no fragrance.
How does Flower Carpet compare with other rose varieties?
Flower Carpet: groundcover. Similar rose varieties include Alfabia, Flower Carpet Appleblossom, Flower Carpet White. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Flower Carpet good for?
Flower Carpet is grown for groundcover, slopes and banks, mass 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.
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- 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
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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.