i agree completely with many of the comments. it's a very striking rose that blooms freely for me here in zone 9. the buds and early bloo...Read Morems re a really fascinating, metallic color; yes, it fades very quickly, and i am not totally happy with the copper buds backed by pale-pink blooms, but there's a certain charm to it, too. it's very disease resistant (and we have plenty of diseases here in FLA!). i bought mine on fortuniana stock, in quart pots. they bloomed not more than a month after i transplanted. tight, compact growth on mine, but i'm sure they'll eventually get huge. maybe not my favorite rose in the garden, but one of my favorites.
I have grown to love this rose. I love the bright orange flowers against the backdrop of my green lawn. At first, I was disappointed that...Read More the orange faded to progressively lighter pink but after a season, I found l liked the variation on a single bush. I usually deadhead before the bloom gets too "blowsy" and the bloom fades to almost white. I have 10 of these bushes; five in two separate beds each. They are watered and fertilized regularly and receive full day of sun (from dawn to dusk). They wintered nicely in zone 6b where this year was particularly harsh. We had no snow cover (not unusual) but we had a warm early spring followed by a cold, snowy April. Most of my plants, including the roses, started to bud then were frozen. I only lost one of these shrub; the others just came back and started again once the weather warmed up. I heavily mulched them for the winter.
Jersey Shore, NJ (Zone 7a) | October 2006 | positive
I have found Tuscan Sun to be an easy care rose. It blooms freely spring, summer and fall. I agree with others that it would be a bonus i...Read Moref the bloom finished truer to it's original color. For this reason I harvest the blooms for an indoor vase. The regrowth and budding up is so quick that it merits the harvest.
San Diego-ScrippsR, CA (Zone 10a) | September 2006 | neutral
Planted in 2005, one exquisite bloom. This spring had a few more blooms which did fade fast. The surprise was a sport perhaps--a pale p...Read Moreink and white striped bloom. I do need to transplant this rose as it is too crowded in the garden. I purchased it at Anderson's nursery in San Diego.
I ordered my plant from Jackson and Perkins and it is a floribunda. I love the color and like the change that takes place. I have it plan...Read Moreted in my flower bed on Main Street and we get lots of compliments. I like the cottage look and the color change works well with this more relaxed style. It is great for cut flowers and with its reblooming, there are enough roses to go around. I will be adding a few more additional plants to my garden because it does so well. At least this particular plant is doing well. We'll see how additional roses perform.
Lakes of the Four Seasons, IN (Zone 5a) | September 2005 | positive
I planted a bareroot of Tuscan Sun at the end of June. This rose took off quickly and has been in continuous bloom all summer. I agree wi...Read Moreth 1251casey in that the beautiful orange colored blossoms fade too quickly into a pale pink. However, the vigorous growth and quantity of blossoms more than make up for this shortfall! A great floribunda!
I love the shape of the plant and the mass blooms. The only thing I don't care for is the fading color that happens TOO fast. It's love...Read Morely 'sunset' color fades to a pink that, in my opinion, clashes with the vivid new blooms. What makes this plant worth while is the new growth. I heavily trim the blooms as they fade and am rewarded with such lovely new growth. It is a deep red which compliments the mature green leaves and branches. It has a great shape and fills out nicely.
Received plant bareroot (mid) March 2005. Doing very well in a pot, though will most likely do better in a bigger container or planted o...Read Moren the ground.
Lush dark green foliage. The bush is well-branched.
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i agree completely with many of the comments. it's a very striking rose that blooms freely for me here in zone 9. the buds and early bloo...Read More
I have grown to love this rose. I love the bright orange flowers against the backdrop of my green lawn. At first, I was disappointed that...Read More
I have found Tuscan Sun to be an easy care rose. It blooms freely spring, summer and fall. I agree with others that it would be a bonus i...Read More
Planted in 2005, one exquisite bloom. This spring had a few more blooms which did fade fast. The surprise was a sport perhaps--a pale p...Read More
I ordered my plant from Jackson and Perkins and it is a floribunda. I love the color and like the change that takes place. I have it plan...Read More
I planted a bareroot of Tuscan Sun at the end of June. This rose took off quickly and has been in continuous bloom all summer. I agree wi...Read More
I love the shape of the plant and the mass blooms. The only thing I don't care for is the fading color that happens TOO fast. It's love...Read More
Received plant bareroot (mid) March 2005. Doing very well in a pot, though will most likely do better in a bigger container or planted o...Read More