'Felicia' Rose

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'Felicia' rose Description

My HMF:

'Felicia (Hybrid Musk, Pemberton, 1926)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of A garden in the Salt Lake Valley foothills

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

97 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Musk.
Exhibition name: Felicia

Origin:

Bred by Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton (United Kingdom, before 1926).
Introduced in United Kingdom by John Bentall in 1928 as 'Felicia'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1930 as 'Felicia'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink, yellow shading, white undertones. Strong, sweet fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters, flat, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy.

Height: 3' to 8' (90 to 245cm). Width: 4' to 9' (120 to 275cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection). Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Trier (Hybrid Multiflora, Lambert, 1904) × Ophelia (hybrid tea, Paul, 1912)

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