Rosa 'Excelsa': Flower Description
Small, double flowers in large clusters; flowers summer only
Plant Profile: Rosa 'Excelsa'
Names
Excelsa, Red Dorothy Perkins
Phonetic Spelling:RO-zuh ek-SELL-sah
Genus:Rosa
Species:
Family:Rosaceae
This climbing plant, introduced in 1909, features dark green foliage and flexible branches. It thrives in less-than-ideal soil conditions and can grow in partial shade, making it suitable for use as ground cover. It belongs to the Rambler category and is commonly referred to as the Red Dorthy Perkins.
Fragrance: None
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Rosa 'Excelsa' Feature Summary
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Rosa 'Excelsa' Feature Summary
Flowers
Small, double flowers in large clusters; flowers summer only
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Summer
Bark
pliable branches
Attributes
Woody
Whole Plant Traits
Ground Cover
Rose
Climbing
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Leaves
Green
Stem
Rosa 'Excelsa' Image Gallery
Rosa 'Excelsa' Flowers
Rosa 'Excelsa': Flower Color
Pink
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
Rosa 'Excelsa': Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Rosa 'Excelsa': Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Rosa 'Excelsa' Bark
Rosa 'Excelsa': Bark Description
pliable branches
Rosa 'Excelsa' Attributes
Rosa 'Excelsa': Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Rosa 'Excelsa' Whole Plant Traits
Rosa 'Excelsa': Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Rosa 'Excelsa': Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Rosa 'Excelsa' Cultural Conditions
Rosa 'Excelsa': Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Rosa 'Excelsa' Leaves
Rosa 'Excelsa': Leaf Color
Green
Rosa 'Excelsa': Hairs Present
No
Yes
Rosa 'Excelsa' Stem
Rosa 'Excelsa': Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
