Summer Firework

Summer Fireworks rose is an exceptional Chinese garden shrub rose hybridized by Jiang Zhengzhi and introduced in 2012. Derived from the famous seed parent ‘Heritage’, it is globally celebrated for its explosive flower clusters, robust vigor, and dynamic, temperature-sensitive color transformations.
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Description

Summer Fireworks rose is an exceptional Chinese garden shrub rose hybridized by Jiang Zhengzhi and introduced in 2012. Derived from the famous seed parent 'Heritage', it is globally celebrated for its explosive flower clusters, robust vigor, and dynamic, temperature-sensitive color transformations.

Characteristics

  • Color: A striking salmon-pink that softens to pastel pink in summer heat and deepens to warm orange tones in cooler weather.
  • Type: Shrub / Cut Rose — grows into a highly vigorous, rapid, and upright 5-to-6.5-foot frame with glossy foliage.
  • Fragrance: Faint to moderate; a sweet blend of green tea, mixed fruits, old rose, and myrrh.
  • Bloom Size: Medium, averaging 2.5 to 3 inches wide, producing heavily layered, cabbage-like double rosettes.
  • Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–10.
  • Season: Prolific repeat-bloomer, generating continuous, heavy flushes from early spring until late autumn frost.

Perfect For

  • Courtyards, borders, and fences where its tall structure can serve as a landscape focal point or be trained into a small climber.
  • Hot, humid summer regions because its blooms maintain full structural integrity without wilting or burning under intense heat.
  • Mass floral impact due to its incredible density, producing massive multi-headed sprays with over a dozen clustered blooms per branch.

Care Tips

Plant in full sun with rich, well-draining soil. This variety features outstanding natural disease resistance. Water deep at the base to support its rapid growth rate, and prune back by one-third in late winter to maintain its shape and encourage explosive new flowering wood.

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Potted Roses: 4 or more: Free ground shipping. 1 plant: $12.99 ground shipping. 2 plants: $24.99 ground shipping. 3 plants: $35.99 ground shipping.

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