Rosa 'Penelope'
(Rose 'Penelope')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Trier' x Rosa 'Ophelia'
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Bred by Reverend Joseph Pemberton, a rose breeder and author
Year of Introduction - 1924
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.5m or more
Width - 1.2m or more
Location - The Exotic Garden, The White Garden
Description: A Hybrid Musk rose with a bushy, upright habit. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with toothed margins. Loosely double, bowl-shaped flowers open pale pink and quickly fade to creamy white. Each Bloom has a central cluster of bright yellow stamens. The flowers are highly scented and produced in large clusters from early summer into autumn. The flowers may have a brief rest in late summer before starting up again in autumn. The flowers are followed by pinkish-orange hips.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Semi-double to double, bowl-shaped flowers open pale pink and quickly fade to creamy white. At the centre of each bloom is a cluster of bright yellow stamens. The highly scented flowers are produced, repeatedly, in large clusters from June into November. Flowering may stop for a brief period from late summer into early autumn before starting again. If deadheading is reduced, the flowers are followed by orange-pink hips.
Flower colour: Pink, white
Flower shape: Semi-double to double, bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright, prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.