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Easy Going (Rosa 'Easy Going'), whole plant
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Easy Going

Rosa 'Easy Going'

Medium · Some experience

About Easy Going

Easy Going is a warm peach-yellow floribunda rose producing large clusters of 3-inch fully double blooms on a tidy 3 to 4 foot bush. A color sport of the popular 'Livin' Easy' rose, with similar excellent disease resistance and continuous bloom, it is valued in American gardens for its soft warm tones and carefree performance.

  • Disease-resistant
  • Long-blooming
WATER
Regular
Top inch dry
LIGHT
Full sun
6+ hrs direct
HARDY
Hardy to -20°F (-29°C)
USDA hardiness zones 5–9

How to care for Easy Going

Watering

  • Springevery 5 days
  • Summerevery 3 days
  • Fallevery 7 days
  • Winterevery 14 days

Soil · Rich & loamy

  • Top dressingBark mulch15%
  • Main mixRich loam + compost 3:170%
  • DrainageGravel15%

Use fully finished compost — fresh compost burns roots.

FERTILIZER

Balanced Feed 14-14-14

An even feed covers all three needs at once, keeping leaves, roots and blooms moving together with nothing pushed out of balance.

N33%P33%K33%
  • Nitrogen · Leaves
  • Phosphorus · Roots + Blooms
  • Potassium · Strength
  • Springevery 30 days
  • Summerevery 30 days
  • Fallevery 45 days
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At a Glance

  • Height3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)
  • Spread2–4 ft (0.6–1.2 m)
  • Flower colorYellow, Orange
  • Foliage colorGreen
  • SoilLoamy, Well-drained, Rich
  • LocationsYard

Bloom time

BLOOM CYCLE

Peak bloom

May–Sep

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Deadhead clusters for repeat bloom; prune late winter

Fragrance

LIGHT FRAGRANCE

The flowers have a light fruity scent.

Toxicity

Humans Slight

Unknown toxic principle

Slight

  • Stem
  • Contact

EXPOSURE Touching stems.

EFFECT Pricks from thorns.

NOTE Not toxic; thorns cause mechanical injury.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for dogs; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Safe

EXPOSURE No exposure route is reported.

EFFECT No toxic effect is reported.

NOTE Listed as non-toxic for cats; avoid eating ornamental plants unless confirmed edible.

Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

History

Illustrated historical scene for Easy Going

Rosa 'Easy Going' is a warm yellow-apricot floribunda rose discovered by Harkness in the United Kingdom in 1996 as a sport of 'Livin' Easy', also known in some markets as 'Fellowship'. It keeps the parent's easy-care floribunda habit while shifting the color from orange toward softer peach, apricot, and gold.

The clusters of ruffled semi-double blooms appear through the season above glossy disease-resistant foliage. Its light honeyed fragrance and rounded habit make it useful in small gardens, containers, and low-input rose beds.

Because it belongs to the same easy-care line as 'Livin' Easy', the cultivar fits the late-twentieth-century move toward landscape roses that ordinary gardeners could grow without elaborate spraying. Its value is not rarity, but cheerful reliability.

Symbolism & meaning

What It Symbolizes

The Easy Going rose offers relaxed cheer — soft peachy blooms that come and come without demanding the constant pruning, spraying, and fussing that more aristocratic roses require. It stands for easy beauty, a low-care landscape rose for gardeners who want roses without the chore-list. Few flowers wear their name so accurately: a rose that lives up to its word, season after season.

  • Relaxed cheer — carefree peachy blooms
  • Easy beauty — easygoing floribunda whose name promises relaxed rose care

Where the Name Comes From

Named 'Easy Going' as a matching companion to the popular 'Livin' Easy' rose from the same breeder.

Uses & Fun Facts

  • Apricot-yellow floribunda sprays add warm tones to bouquets
  • Disease-resistant floribunda with long flushes of warm-toned blooms

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Frequently asked questions

How often should I water Easy Going?

In summer, water about every 3 days; in winter, about every 14 days. Adjust for heat, pot size and drainage.

How much light does Easy Going need?

Full sun: 6+ hrs direct. Watch the leaves — scorching or stretching means the light needs adjusting.

Is Easy Going toxic to cats or dogs?

Pets Safe (Dogs Safe · Cats Safe) Educational information, not medical or veterinary advice. If exposure is suspected, contact a doctor or veterinarian.

Is Easy Going easy to grow?

It is moderately demanding: a good choice once you have a little experience.

When does Easy Going bloom?

It typically blooms May–Sep in the Northern Hemisphere.

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