'Penelope Lively ®' Rose

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'Penelope Lively ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of soulgirl

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSb18a15

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

Origin:

Bred by Carl Bennett (United Kingdom, 2017).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2023 as 'Penelope Lively'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Pink, ages to lavender . Moderate, fruity, old rose fragrance. up to 100 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid, rounded buds.

Habit:

Semi-glossy foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: up to 42" (up to 105cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 36,401 on 21 Jan 2025 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 18/445,813 on 14 Feb 2024

Inventor: Carl Bennett, Wolverhampton (GB)
Assignee: David Austin Roses Ltd., Albrighton (GB)
...originated from the cross-pollination of the two 'unnamed' and unpatented seedlings of Rosa hybrida....description is of 7-year-old rose plants...

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Source: Penelope Lively
Dedicated to Penelope Lively (b. March 17, 1933 Cairo), British author