Angel Face Floribunda Rose

Genus:Rosa
Zone:5 – 9
Bloom Start to End:Late Spring – Late Fall
Habit:Upright
Plant Height:3 ft – 4 ft
Plant Width:3 ft
Bloom Size:4 in
Petal Count:35
Additional Characteristics:Repeat Bloomer,Bloom First Year,Free Bloomer
Bloom Color:Lavender,Light Maroon
Bud Shape:Urn
Flower Shape:Double
Foliage Color:Dark Green
Fragrance:Citrus,Strong,Sweet
Light Requirements:Full Sun
Moisture Requirements:Moist, well-drained
Soil Tolerance:Normal, loamy
Uses:Beds,Border,Cut Flowers,Hedge,Landscapes
Restrictions: *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Guam,Puerto Rico,Canada,Virgin Islands

All-America Rose Selections (AARS) Winner 1969

What a delight this classic floribunda is, beguiling you with a sweet fruity scent, “blushing” lavender blooms, and a free-flowering nature. Winner of several awards, Angel Face is the rose you will rely on for a big show for many seasons to come.

The flowers are exceptionally large—4 inches—for a floribunda, opening from attractive urn-shaped buds and arising in great clusters, beginning in early summer and continuing into mid-fall. The 30 to 35 petals are slightly waved, like a flared skirt, which adds to their depth. Some boast a faint, deep crimson outline along the tip, as if they had been dipped in wet paint. And all are richly redolent of sweet citrus, a scent so addictive that Angel Face received the ARS John Cook Medal for fragrance.

Introduced in 1968 by Swim & Weeks, Angel Face arose from a cross of (Circus x Lavender Pinocchio) x Sterling Silver, and you can detect the faint silvery sheen of its parentage in certain lights. The next year, in 1969, it won All-America Rose Selections honors.

Angel Face is an upright, bushy plant with lustrous dark green, leathery foliage and a neat 3-foot-tall and -wide form. It is best in full sun and any well-drained soil. A wonderful choice for garden or vase.