Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: Semi-double to double, in large clusters, with ruffled petals
Rebloom: Excellent
Class: Floribunda
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Mathias Leenders, 1932
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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: 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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Bagatelle Gold Medal 1933
Parentage: Sport of: Else Poulsen
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Permanent Wave'
  • 'Duchess of Windsor'
  • 'L'Indefrisable'
  • 'Mevrouw van Straaten van Nes'
  • 'Van Nes'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-05-24
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Location: Ryosen-ji Rose Garden, Nakamachi Nara, Nara Japan
credit: Hamachidori
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