Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
Bloom shape: | Cupped |
Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
Rose bloom color: | Light pink |
Extra Bloom Info: | In large clusters |
Rebloom: | Good |
Class: | Shrub |
Extra Color Info: | Bright, pale pink fading to almost white |
Growth Habit: | Medium, 3-5 feet, bushy |
Fragrance: | Mild |
Hybridizer & year: | Marie Louise Meilland, 1982 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 4 and warmer |
Awards: | AARS: 1987 |
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: | 3-5 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: Gold Standard 2010; Great Plant Picks Winner 2007 |
Parentage: | (Rosa sempervirens x Mademoiselle Marthe Carron) x Picasso |
Child plants: | 13 child plants |
christine2 | On May 16, 2022 | Obtained plant 3 GG |
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