Yes,this rose is a stunner, but having grown it, let me pass on one caution. It needs a little more sun than most other Flower Carpet colors to perform well. I grew it in a spot that gets 5 to 6 hours a day direct sun, and while its neighboring roses did ok, this one was a shy bloomer. I'll be moving it into full sun this year.

Good to know. Thanks for the feedback.

Lovely color show. Sure puts to rest the whole "you shouldn't mix orange with pink" admonition.

How fragrant is "lightly fragrant," Jim? Is it noticeable or does it require getting up close and personal?

Because this rose is in a bed with other very low roses, and because I have a bad right knee, I never got close enough to the flower to get a sniff. I'll correct that this season.

--Jim

Thanks, Jim, but don't hurt your knee doing so. Enlist one of your children to help out.

I have been looking the internet over and yet to find where I canpurchase the
FLOWER CARPET® AMBER GROUND COVER ROSE
Rosa x 'NOA97400A' P.P.A.F.
I live in US/Georgia

JSN, Monrovia propagates this plant. Go to this link: http://azlink.monrovia.com/retailer_search.php

Then type in your zip code and see if a retailer close to you pops up.

Good luck.

What about deer resistance?

Unfortunately there is no such thing as a deer-resistant rose yet. Maybe they'll hybridize one that smells like garlic some day.

The fragrance is great - I purchased 2 in bloom at Lowes 3 weeks ago. Not traditionally a fan of the big box stores, but at times you can find some choice plants there.

having been so impressed with the performance of the scarlet flower carpet, I spent the entire spring in search of their new amber color. When I finally found it I bought 4 shrubs and I have to say they are not nearly robust as the next generation scarlet. I am not writing off amber quite yet because the color is so fabulous. Maybe I did something wrong. Any hints to make this color perform as well as the scarlet flower carpet?

I agree with Jim, above - plant this one in maximum sun. I had one last year. Initially, I never have been so thrilled with a plant! I would wake up every morning and go straight to my deck o look at the beautiful colors of the flowers, they were so gorgeous :). But this was immediately after it had been primed to bloom by baking in unrelenting direct sun in the parking lot of a box store. After the initial blooming, in my location with direct sun part of the day, dappled sun the rest (where most of my roses do well), it never showed the same beautiful colors again, and the blooms quickly faded to what looked like 'manila'-colored paper that had been soaked and washed out, then dried(!)
At its best it is GORGEOUS though!!!

Yikes. Soaked manila paper. Not the color you want in a rose that's for sure.

Love these roses, this is the first time I've had real success, however I wanted to know do I need to cut the stems back when the season comes to end end.

Connie, yes, you should prune them back to about 10-12 inches in late winter or early spring (whichever is appropriate for your area)but you can just cut them back with a hedge shears. You don't need to be as exacting as your are with hybrid teas.