Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Tall, 4-8 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Reimer Kordes, 1960
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 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)
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 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: Pike's Peak x Ballet
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Dornroschen'
  • 'Belle au Bois Dormant'
  • 'Sleeping Beauty'

Common names
  • Rose
Also sold as:
  • Dornröschen

Photo Gallery
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-08-10
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2010-11-15
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2010-07-20
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-08-02
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-07-21
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-08-02

Photo courtesy of: florum

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