General Description | A landscape shrub rose. |
ID Characteristic | A dwarf shrub rose with blush pink wild rose-like blooms. |
Shape | Compact. |
Landscape | Beds and borders, cut flowers, rose gardens, informal gardens, city and courtyard gardens or as a specimen. |
Cultivation | Plant in full to partial sun in moist but well-drained soil. Apply a slow release fertilizer in early spring just as leaves emerge. Prune old flowers to encourage re-blooming. |
Pests | Can be affected by diseases such as black spot, rose rust, or powdery mildew but each are highly unlikely. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Robust, upright-growing, slightly woody, glaborous medium green stems that don characteristic reddish-green thorns. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Simple pinnate dark pink flower buds appearing terminally as solitary bud or in bunches of 2 - 3 or 4 - 8 with 7-11 petals per bloom. |
Leaf Description | Finely-serrated, simple-pinnate medium to deep green leaves. |
Flower Description | Highly showy, wild rose-like terminal blooms composed of very loosely-arranged whorls of delicate, broad heart-shaped blush pink petals. |