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'Helena™' rose Description
'Helena Renaissance' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Lori K
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: POUlna
Origin:
Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, before 1996). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, before 1996).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S in 1997 as 'Helena'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea, Shrub.   (Series: Renaissance ® Collection)  
Bloom:
White to cream, light pink center.  Flowers light pink,.  Strong fragrance.  25 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 4'11" (100 to 150cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 99/382  on  1999   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
Canada - Patent No: 1170  on  17 May 2002
Application No: 98-1282  on  20 Mar 1998
Rights surrendered on June 7, 2011.
Denomination: 'POULna'
Trade name: Helena Renaissance
 
New Zealand - Application No: ROS770  on  24 Oct 2000
Lapsed Oct 10, 2003
 
United States - Application No: 09/268,566  on  15 Mar 1999
Application abandoned.
Parentage:
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Notes:
Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Helena Renaissance™ produces soft pastel pink, quartered blooms either singly or in clusters of 2 to 3 per stem...