Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, upright
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Henry Bennett, before 1880

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Devoniensis x Victor Verdier
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam'
  • 'Whittle Light-Pink Tea'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2007-10-29

Date: c. 1890
illustration by Jeanne Koch from 'Journal des Roses', 1890
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2007-11-12

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