Rosa 'Celeste'
(Rosa 'Celeste')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Year of Introduction - 1759
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1.2m
Location - The Orchard
Description: A hybrid Alba rose with an upright, bushy habit. Grey-green to mid-green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Semi-double to double, cupped-rose flowers are soft shell pink and highly fragrant. Each Bloom has a central cluster of golden stamens. The flowers are held in clusters and produced in one strong flush from early to midsummer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Rosa 'Celestial'
Flower:
Intensely fragrant, semi-double to double cupped-rose flowers are soft shell pink, each bloom with a central cluster of golden stamens. The flowers are held in clusters and produced in June and July.
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, prickly stems.
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.