Bloom size: | Large: 4-5" |
Bloom shape: | High-centered |
Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
Rose bloom color: | Medium pink |
Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
Rebloom: | Good |
Class: | Grandiflora |
Growth Habit: | Narrow, upright, vigorous, 5-10 feet |
Fragrance: | Moderate |
Hybridizer & year: | Dr. Walter E. Lammerts, 1954 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 6 and warmer |
Awards: | Biltmore Trials Award: Award of Excellence for Best Established Rose, 2015 AARS: 1955 |
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 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F) |
Plant Height: | Up to 10 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-4 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 |
Awards and Recognitions: | Other: Hague Gold Medal 1957 |
Parentage: | Charlotte Armstrong x Floradora |
Child plants: | 35 child plants |
mattmackay22 | On December 1, 2014 | Obtained plant |
LizDTM | On February 19, 2017 | Transplanted Planted today. |
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