'Ballerina' Rose

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'Ballerina' rose Description

My HMF:

'Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Mona Larochelle's Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

90 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Musk.

Origin:

Bred by Bentall (United Kingdom, 1937).

Class:

Hybrid Musk, Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink, white center. Mild, musk fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height of 3' to 6' (90 to 185 cm). Width of 30" to 5' (75 to 150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a through 10b. Shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

In his garden in Norfolk, Robert Wharton, of Whartons Nurseries Ltd., reports the best rose varieties in his garden are: 'Flower Carpet Pink', 'Flower Carpet Sunshine', 'Flower Carpet White', 'The Fairy', 'Arthur Bell', 'Bonica', 'Ballerina' and 'Jacques Cartier'.