Rosa 'Francis E. Lester'
(Rose 'Francis E. Lester')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Kathleen' x unknown
Origin - Bred in the USA
Discovered By - Bred by Francis E. Lester, a rose breeder and author
Year of Introduction - 1946
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 4m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The Grounds
Description: A Hybrid Musk Rambling rose that is excellent for training against walls or over pergolas. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets. Single, saucer-shaped flowers are pale pink and white with a central cluster of golden stamens. The Blooms turn almost completely white with age. The fragrant flowers are produced in large clusters in early summer and are followed by small orange hips in the autumn.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Single, saucer-shaped flowers are pale pink and white with a small central cluster of golden stamens. The blooms turn nearly all white with age. The fragrant flowers are produced in large clusters in June and are followed by small orange hips. Once flowering.
Flower colour: White, pink
Flower shape: Single, saucer-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long, prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.