| Description | An excellent small shrub Rose producing masses of light pink flowers throughout the entire growing season. An heirloom Rose. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Rose |
| Hardiness Zone | cold hardy to at least #4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | single, light pink to rose pink, produced throughout the growing season, have had it flower in October and November if the weather cooperates, floribunda |
| Leaves | dark green |
| Dimensions | 3-4' high by 3-4' spread (or larger) |
| Maintenance | I like to keep my plants on the compact side. To do this, cut the new branches back 33-50% every 1-3 years in the spring. If you want a large plant just let them grow. Each spring there will be old dead stems to remove from the center and dead tips of branched to cut off. This plant is very thorny and a long sleeve shirt and a good pair of gloves are essential. I have found the long reach rose pruners make this pruning job much easier. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice. |
| Cultivar Origin | 1941, 'Dr. W. Van Fleet' x 'Leuchstern' |
| Author's Notes | This is one of my favorite shrub roses. It has proven to be very hardy to zone 5 and produces multitudes of flowers throughout the season. An oldy but goody rose. |
| Notes & Reference | #107-American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses (Charles and Brigid Quest-Ritson), #111-Botanica’s Roses, #112-Taylor’s Guide to Roses (Nancy Ondra) |
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