Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Some repeat
- Breeder
- Fryer
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Sunset Celebration is a hybrid tea bred by Fryer, introduced in 1994 and patented in 1996 as PP9718 ('Fryxotic') for Weeks Roses. The apricot-pink flowers have about 36 to 40 petals and a fruity fragrance, on plants around 5.6 ft (1.7 m) tall. It descends from 'Pot o' Gold' and a seedling involving 'Cheshire Life', is described as disease resistant, and won the All-America Rose Selections award in 1998. Also sold as Jolie Mome and Warm Wishes. A good pick for long-stemmed cut flowers.
Sunset Celebration traits
- Apricot and pink blended blooms
- About 36 to 40 petals per flower
- Fruity fragrance
- Plants around 5.6 ft (1.7 m) tall
- Reported as disease resistant
- All-America Rose Selections winner, 1998
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Fragrance garden
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Celebration this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Sunset Celebration FAQ
What kind of rose is Sunset Celebration?
Sunset Celebration is a hybrid tea bred by Fryer, introduced in 1994 and patented in 1996 as PP9718 ('Fryxotic') for Weeks Roses. The apricot-pink flowers have about 36 to 40 petals and a fruity fragrance, on plants around 5.6 ft (1.7 m) tall.
How does Sunset Celebration compare with other rose varieties?
Sunset Celebration: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Sunset Celebration good for?
Sunset Celebration is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, fragrance garden.
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.
Also listed in other countries
- Listed for United Kingdom: Sunset Celebration