'The Songbird Rose ™' Rose

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'The Songbird Rose ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Roger Willeghems

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENgra
• Pleine de Grâce

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: LENgra
Exhibition name: Pleine de Grâce

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, before 1981).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1984 as 'Pleine de Grâce'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

White or white blend. Moderate fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Tall, arching, climbing. Glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm). Width: 8' to 15' (245 to 455cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Produces decorative hips.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937) × Rosa filipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Notes:

Sets hips
Heirloom Old Garden Roses says The Songbird Rose™ ('Pleine de Grace') is covered with thousands of lovely, small white blooms, followed by thousands of tiny orange hips...