Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: medium to large, single, in small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Hybrid tea
Extra Color Info: Light pink, salmon-pink shading
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Wm. E.B. Archer & Daughter, 1925
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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: Ophelia x Kitchener of Khartoum
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2023-04-17
My favorite single rose, Dainty Bess, 2023
Location: In my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: June, 2000
Rose (Rosa 'Dainty Bess') in Oklahoma City 001
Location: In the Will Rogers Rose Garden, Oklahoma City
Date: 05-29-2006
Rose (Rosa 'Dainty Bess') 004
Photo by campsharyn
Location: In the Will Rogers Rose Garden, Oklahoma City
Date: 05-29-2006
Rose (Rosa 'Dainty Bess') 003
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-17
 7:59 pm. A classy rose.
Location: In the Tulsa, Oklahoma Rose Garden
Date: 09-13-2006
Rose (Rosa 'Dainty Bess') 001
Location: in the Tulsa, Oklahoma Rose Garden
Date: 09-13-2006
Rose (Rosa 'Dainty Bess') 002

At a nursery

At a nursery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-10-06
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: July 2011
I was really taken by the contrasting red stamens of this rose.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-17
 7:59 pm. A light and airy rose with it's distinguishing raspberr
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-17
 8:00 pm. Growing in a shadier spot, the buds reach for the sun.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-06-10
 7:46 pm. Such a classic bud shape and such a rich colour at this
Photo by zuzu
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Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 17, 2019 12:42 AM concerning plant:
    This hybrid tea dates back to 1925, almost a century ago, and it's still popular with rose gardeners today. I think I'm growing it because of its historical importance in rose gardening and not because of any great affection for the rose. The blooms are pretty, starting out in a shade of pale lavender-pink and gradually aging to cream, with prominent stamens, but the bush itself does not have an attractive habit. Tall and narrow, it has perhaps the worst case of "bare-legs syndrome" in my garden. The blooms and foliage are located in the top third of the plant, so I have to grow the rose in the middle of a flower bed, hiding the bottom two-thirds behind other plants.
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Beautiful! by plantladylin Mar 28, 2013 6:44 PM 1

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