Rosa 'Félicité Parmentier' (Félicité Parmentier Rose)


Botanical Information

FamilyRosaceae
GenusRosa
Cultivar'Félicité Parmentier'
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (deciduous)
Origin'Félicité Parmentier' is in the Alba x Damask horticultural group.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone1a - 6a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone0a - 5b
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-51 - (-21)
Temperature (°F)-60 - (-5)
Height1 - 1.5 m
Spread1 - 1.5 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodJune, July

Description and Growing Information

General DescriptionRosa 'Félicité Parmentier' is a small, compact shrub with grey-green leaves and double, pale pink blooms.
CultivationGrow in full sun, in moist, well-drained soil.
Notable SpecimensRHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Leaf DescriptionGrey-green, softly textured, margins serrate, venation reticulate (smaller veins forming a network), odd-pinnate (leaflets in rows with one at the tip).
Flower DescriptionUp to 6 cm in diameter, flat-topped, fully double, pale pink petals are so numerous and tightly clustered that they hide the flower's reproductive organs, fragrant.

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