# Height of a Snap Rose
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"Brandy Snap" Characteristics
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"Brandy Snap" is short, bushy and fragrant, with petals in shades of orange. The flower form is characteristic of hybrid tea roses with single blooms borne atop tall stems (relative to the overall height of the plant). Foliage is dark green and roughly oval-shaped. The pointed buds open to high-centered flowers crowded with at least 40 petals each. Each bloom is about 3.25 inches in diameter. Like most hybrid teas, "Brandy Snap" is a repeat bloomer, producing flowers in flushes from mid spring through frost.
"Gingersnap" Characteristics
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The result of a series of complex crosses among six different rose varieties, "Gingersnap" is the offspring of roses that are about 30 inches tall. Therefore, under good conditions, it will probably also reach that height. The petals are a yellow-orange blend and ruffled at the edges, with about 30 to 35 on each 4-inch flower. Like "Brandy Snap," the leaves are dark green and oval-shaped. Because it is a floribunda, "Gingersnap" bears its flowers in small clusters, rather than single blooms atop the stems. It is also a repeat bloomer.
Snap Rose Culture
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All roses like rich, well-drained soil with at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. Amend clay soil with organic material before planting. Conserve moisture by applying organic mulch to a depth of about 3 inches around the roses, but not touching the trunks. Yellow and orange roses such as "Brandy Snap" and Gingersnap" are genetically predisposed to fungal diseases, especially black spot. To prevent this, plant the bushes at least 30 inches apart and prune so that the shrubs have an open, vaselike shape and good air circulation. Remove and destroy any infected foliage.
Using Snap Roses
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Because of their relatively short stature, "snap" roses like "Brandy Snap" and "Gingersnap" work well in the middle of traditional mixed annual, perennial and shrub borders. They are also suitable for container culture on sunny porches or patios. Orange and orange blend roses work well in hot-colored beds with other red, yellow and orange plants, including tropicals, such as cannas (Canna group), hardy in USDA zones 7 through 10, and later on in the season, hot colored dahlias (Dahlia Group), also hardy in USDA zones 7 through 10.
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