Floribunda rose (Rosa 'Prose' BURGUNDY ICEBERG)
Discover Rosa 'Prose' BURGUNDY ICEBERG, a showy Floribunda rose offering continuous dark purple blooms from May to frost in Zones 5-9.
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Complete Plant Information
Overview
Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG, a captivating Floribunda rose, brings unusual deep coloration to the garden, featuring dark purple flowers with striking dark pink reverses. This cultivar is valued for its continuous blooming habit that extends beautifully from May right up until the first frost. As a compact, bushy shrub, the Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG offers significant performance in borders and small hedges.
Originating as a mutation of ‘Brilliant Pink Iceberg,’ this Floribunda rose maintains the vigorous blooming cycle expected from its parentage while offering a rich, dark new palette. It typically matures to a manageable 3 to 5 feet tall, making it highly versatile for foundation plantings or mixed borders.
Gardeners seeking long-season color and fragrance should carefully consider planting Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG. Ensuring it receives abundant filtered or full sun will maximize both its flowering potential and its reputed disease resistance, yielding a healthier, more visually impactful specimen over its long season.
Fast Facts
- Plant Family: Rosaceae
- Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
- Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 5-9
- Size at Maturity:
- Height: 3-5 ft
- Spread: 3-4 ft
- Bloom Time: May to frost
- Bloom Description: Dark purple with dark pink reverses
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Water Needs: Medium
- Maintenance Level: Medium
How to Grow
The best time to establish your Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG is when conditions are mild, allowing roots to settle before intense heat or cold hits. This Floribunda rose thrives best in medium moisture, slightly acidic, well-drained garden loams. While it tolerates some light, indirect exposure, achieving the best flowering and greatest disease resistance requires planting in full sun.
Watering should be deep and consistent, ideally done early in the morning to allow foliage to dry completely before evening. Avoid overhead watering to minimize the risk of fungal issues. Good air circulation is vital for supporting the vigorous growth of this rose, which helps in controlling common foliar diseases. Apply a summer mulch layer to conserve soil moisture, keep the root zone cool, and suppress weed competition.
Deadheading spent flowers regularly is necessary to stimulate the plant to produce subsequent flushes of blooms throughout the season. In colder regions, such as Zone 5, crowns of the Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG may require additional winter protection. Pruning in late winter is customary for hybrid tea and floribunda types, generally cutting back hard to 12–18 inches from the ground to encourage strong new growth. Remember to clean up and destroy all fallen leaves both during and after the growing season to reduce overwintering spores.
Landscape Uses
The compact yet rounded structure of Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG makes it an excellent multi-purpose plant in residential and formal settings. It is highly recommended for use as an accent plant, providing a dark focal point against lighter greenery or perennial borders. Furthermore, its dense growth habit lends itself perfectly to being utilized as a small, informal hedge where a continuous display of unique color is desired.
Consider placing this deeply colored Floribunda rose near foundations where its growth can be easily monitored and maintained. It integrates well into cottage gardens, providing dark contrast among traditional flowering companions. For mass plantings, grouping three or five specimens together in borders or rose gardens allows the continuous blooms of Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG to make a more substantial visual impact through the long blooming season.
Standout Features
Flower Qualities
- Showy
- Fragrant
Noteworthy Characteristics
Rosa is a genus noted for its deciduous, prickly stems clad with toothed leaflets, bearing single, semidouble, or double flowers. Floribundas, like Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG, are categorized by their habit of producing clusters of flowers, contrasting with the single blooms of Hybrid Teas. This specific cultivar is celebrated for its fully double flowers, reaching up to 4.5” in diameter, which feature unusual dark purple interiors, contrasting pink reverses, and continuous blooming from May to frost.
Tolerances
Potential Problems
Roses are inherently susceptible to numerous diseases, including rust, black spot, powdery mildew, and rose rosette. While implementing sound cultural practices—such as avoiding overhead watering and ensuring excellent air circulation—is the first defense, preventative fungicide applications are often required for consistent health, especially in humid climates. Common pests include aphids, scale, spider mites, and borers. Fortunately, BURGUNDY ICEBERG reportedly exhibits good inherent disease resistance, reducing the reliance on chemical intervention. Always destroy diseased foliage promptly to limit the spread of pathogens throughout the growing season and during winter cleanup.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hardiness zones is Floribunda rose suitable for?
Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG is reliably hardy in USDA Zones 5 through 9.
How large does Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG grow?
This Floribunda rose typically reaches a mature height between 3 and 5 feet, with a spread of 3 to 4 feet wide.
What sun exposure does Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG need?
This rose performs best when situated in full sun conditions for optimal health and bloom production.
When does Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG bloom?
The bloom time for this variety extends from May until the first hard frost, bearing fragrant flowers in rich colors.
Conclusion
Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG is a valuable and unique addition, offering gardeners the reliability of a Floribunda rose combined with exceptionally dark, fragrant blooms that last all season. Its compact size and decorative appeal make it highly adaptable for various landscape roles. Before planting, confirm that your location falls within USDA Zones 5-9 and ensure you commit to the medium maintenance required for consistent performance.
Companion Planting
Selecting appropriate companions helps enhance the aesthetic appeal and health of your Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG. Companion plants should share similar cultural needs, particularly a preference for full sun and well-drained soil. Consider planting lower-growing, light-colored annuals or perennials at the base to draw the eye upward toward the dark blooms of the rose and provide ground cover. Excellent companions include Lamb’s Ears (for soft, silver foliage contrast), Catmint (Nepeta), or various ornamental grasses that offer movement without competing heavily for root space.
Seasonal Care Calendar
For optimal health, timing your cultural tasks is key to managing Rosa ‘Prose’ BURGUNDY ICEBERG. During late winter or early spring, perform the major pruning, cutting the stems back significantly to encourage robust new growth for the season. As spring progresses, begin preventative treatments for common rose diseases if you notice susceptible neighbors struggling. Maintain deep, infrequent watering throughout summer, especially during dry spells, and apply fresh mulch around the base of the plant annually to retain moisture and protect the roots. Late autumn should involve a thorough cleanup of all fallen debris to reduce sources of disease inoculum heading into winter dormancy.
