Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: Small to medium, in clusters
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Damask
Extra Color Info: Light pink, ages to white
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-6 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Unknown origin, before 1732
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)
Plant Height: 3-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Celsiana'
  • 'Abondante'
  • 'Belle Couronnee'
  • 'Bifera Coronata'
  • 'Cels'
  • 'Incarnata Maxima'
  • 'La Coquette'
  • 'Nutabilis'
  • 'Van Huysum'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Helsingborg, Sweden
Date: 2016-06-20
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-16
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Uploaded by AquaEyes
Uploaded by AquaEyes
Location: Wyck Historic Rose Garden, Philadelphia (Germantown), Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-26
Called the "Germantown Damask" locally; also known as the "Tobacc
Uploaded by tabby
Location: Rosarium Meldorf, Germany.
Location: Germany. Rosarium Vorder-Neuendorf
Location: Germany. Rosarium Vorder-Neuendorf
Location: Wyck Historic Rose Garden, Philadelphia (Germantown), Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-26
Called the "Germantown Damask" locally; also known as the "Tobacc
Location: Wyck Historic Rose Garden, Philadelphia (Germantown), Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-26
Called the "Germantown Damask" locally; also known as the "Tobacc
Location: Wyck Historic Rose Garden, Philadelphia (Germantown), Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-26
Called the "Germantown Damask" locally; also known as the "Tobacc
Location: Wyck Historic Rose Garden, Philadelphia (Germantown), Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-26
Called the "Germantown Damask" locally; also known as the "Tobacc
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-11
Location: Rosarium Meldorf, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Meldorf, Germany.

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