'Delicata' Rose

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'Delicata' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Susan@karrihill

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Rugosa.
Exhibition name: Delicata

Origin:

Bred by Cooling & Son (England) (United Kingdom, 1898).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, ruffled bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

One of the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring and sets large, scarlet-orange hips in the fall.