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Rosa 'Celsiana'
(Rose 'Celsiana')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Year of Introduction - 1750
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.2m
Width - 1m

Description: A Damask rose with an upright, bushy habit. Grey-green to mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Semi-double, cupped-rose flowers open soft pink and fade to pale blush pink with age. Each Bloom has a central cluster of yellow stamens. The flowers are highly fragrant and produced in clusters from early into midsummer. The Blooms are followed by red hips. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

According to the RHS, this plant is synonymous with Rosa 'Amelia', however, this appears to be disputed in the trade.

Flower:

Intensely fragrant, semi-double cupped-rose flowers are soft pink and fade to a paler shade of pink with age. Each bloom has a central cluster of yellow stamens. The flowers are held in clusters and produced in one strong flush in June and July. The flowers are followed by red hips.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Cupped-rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright stems with few prickles.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.