'Little Mouse of the Opera' Rose

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'Little Mouse of the Opera' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: LENpetir
Exhibition name: Petit Rat de l'Opera

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1987).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1990 as 'Petit Rat de l'Opera'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink blend. Mild fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 0.75". Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 35" (60 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta Ohwi × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)
pollen:	Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)

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