Rosa 'Hermosa'
(Rose 'Hermosa')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in France
Discovered By - Raised by Marchesseau, rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1834
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m
Width - 60cm
Location - The Cool Garden

Description: A China rose with an upright, bushy habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves have oval to Elliptic leaflets with finely toothed margins. Double Rounded rose flowers are a shade of soft rose pink and are highly scented. The Blooms are held in clusters and are produced, nearly continuously, from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Flower:

Double rounded rose flowers are pale rose pink and intensely fragrant. The blooms are held in clusters and are produced, nearly continuously, from June into November.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Double rounded rose flowers held in clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November

Foliage:

Grey-green to mid-green leaves are oval to Elliptic in shape with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on slender, upright, prickly stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oval to elliptic leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.