Very healthy Desmond Tutu™ features clusters of non-fading, lustrous, deep red flowers. They are medium to large in size and the double flowers take on a romantic form. Desmond Tutu™ will grow to be a bushy 3' - 4' rose plant. Additionally, this rose has been observed to perform well in hot and dry climates and is part of Kordes North America Sunbelt® collection.This rose was the recipient of the Australia - Best Shrub Rose award in 2012. Propagated on hardy Rosa Multiflora rootstock. All roses have been grown and tended in our family-owned rose nursery.

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Rose Details

Rose name:

Desmond Tutu™ Sunbelt®

Other names:

KORtutu, Jugendliebe®

Type:

Colors:

Dark Red

Breeder:

Kordes, 2010

Height:

3' - 4' *

Shrub form:

Bushy

Bloom size:

Medium

Petal count:

Double

Hardy:

USDA 5b - 9b *

Healthy:

Very healthy

Repeat bloomer

* The heights & zones are guidelines only. Roses & fruit trees grow differently in different zones, and require proper winter protection accordingly.

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Rose awards

Australia - Best Shrub Rose, 2012

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Desmond Tutu Sunbelt rose

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Rose keywords

red rose, garden rose, rose floribunda rose, red floribunda rose, desmond tutu sunbelt

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