This Rose of the Month entry was provided courtesy of Indianapolis Rose Society member Norma Bledsoe.
Playboy is a floribunda with clusters of large semi-double blooms sporting vivid splashes of orange, yellow and scarlet. These rich colors make Playboy a favorite with everyone.
Playboy is one of the first roses to bloom in my garden in spring and repeats fairly quickly. The blooms are long lasting making for a great cut rose. Other great features I admire about about Playboy is the very clean, glossy green foliage and strong disease resistance. Playboy likes full sunlight, needing a minimum of 6 hours a day for best results. I hard prune it in the spring to encourage large sprays. It has been hardy in my garden with normal zone 5 winter protection. Playboy is easy to grow and makes a wonderful addition to the garden.
The following information is from Helpmefind.com:
| Class: |
Floribunda/Cluster Flowered, Tree Rose |
| A.K.A: |
Cheerio (Floribunda, Cocker, 1976) |
| Origin: |
Bred in Scotland (1976) by A.G. Cocker |
| Bloom: |
Red blend (rb), red edge, yellow and red blooms. Mild fragrance. 10 petals. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. |
| Habit: |
Height of 30 inches to 4 feet (75 to 120 cm). Width of 26 inches to 4 feet (65 to 120 cm). |
| Growing: |
Zone 6 and higher. Very (above average) disease resistant. During spring pruning remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, cut back the remaining canes a little more than that. |
| Parentage: |
Seed: City of Leeds. Pollen: Chanelle x Piccadilly. |