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Rosa 'Leda'
(Rose 'Leda')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Year of Introduction - 1827
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1m or more
Width - 1m or more

Description: A Damask rose with a bushy, upright habit. Large mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Fully double, Rosette-shaped rose flowers are white and marked with deep pink at the tips of the petals. Each Bloom has a central button Eye. The flowers are fragrant and produced in clusters from early to midsummer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Flower:

Fully double, rosette-shaped rose flowers are dark pink in bud and open white, the tips of the petals are marked with dark pink. Each bloom has a central button eye. The flowers are fragrant and produced in clusters in one strong flush in June and July.

Flower colour: White, pink

Flower shape: Fully double, rosette-shaped rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July

Foliage:

Large mid 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.