Candy Oh! Vivid Red is a landscape shrub rose bred to deliver reliable, showy blooms from May straight through to frost across hardiness zones 4 to 9. This cultivar grows into a rounded shrub 36 to 48 inches tall and wide, making it naturally proportioned for hedging without constant reshaping. The vivid red flowers are fragrant and appear in clusters throughout the growing season, drawing butterflies and other pollinators to the garden. With moderate water and maintenance needs, it thrives in full sun where flowering and disease resistance are strongest.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-9
48in H x 48in W
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The continuous bloom cycle from late spring through the first hard frost sets this shrub rose apart for gardeners seeking season-long color without constant deadheading. Vivid red, fragrant flowers emerge reliably in clusters, and the naturally compact, mounding habit makes it an exceptional choice for hedging or landscape anchoring. Butterflies flock to the blooms, adding movement and life to the garden while the moderate care demands keep it accessible even for gardeners with limited time.
Candy Oh! Vivid Red excels as a landscape hedge, where its compact, symmetrical growth habit and prolific flowering create a living screen of color. The fragrant blooms also work beautifully in mixed shrub borders and as specimen plantings where continuous bloom is desired.
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Prune to remove spent flowers throughout the growing season, which encourages continued blooming and keeps the shrub tidy. Good air circulation is essential for health, so thin crowded interior growth to allow light and air to penetrate. In late winter or early spring, remove dead or damaged canes and shape the plant to maintain its natural mounding form.
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