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Rosa 'Konigin Von Danemark'
(Rose 'Queen of Denmark')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in Britain
Discovered By - Raised by John Booth, nurseryman
Year of Introduction - 1826
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1.5m
Width - 1m

Description: An Alba rose with an upright, bushy habit. Blue-green to dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Fully double, quartered-rosette rose flowers open bright pink and become paler with age. Each Bloom has a green button Eye at the centre. The flowers are highly fragrant and produced in clusters in midsummer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

This rose is often thought to be a hybrid between an Alba and Damask rose.

Flower:

Fully double quartered-rosette rose blooms open bright rose pink, the outer petals become paler with age. Each bloom has a green button centre and long sepals. The flowers are highly scented and produced in clusters in June and July.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Quartered-rosette rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July

Foliage:

Blue-green to dark 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.