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'Lee's Eternal' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Flor's Rose Garden
HMF Ratings:
154 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Spinosissima.
Origin:
Bred by Lee (UK) (United Kingdom, before 1823).
Class:
Damask Perpetual, Hybrid Spinosissima.
Bloom:
White, light pink shading. [Light pink.] Moderate fragrance. up to 45 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season, occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Height of 6' to 8' (185 to 245 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 9b. Heat tolerant. prefers full sun. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Notes:
Mrs. Gore states it as a chance seedling from the garden of a Mrs. Lee in Stanwell. The firm of Lee in Hammersmith, had also nursery grounds in Stanwell, Middlesex. Finally, John Peacock and his sons operated a nursery in Stanwell Lodge, Bonington Road, Leith, Edinburgh. The Swedish Rose Society recommends Stanwell Perpetual for northern Sweden.
It is unique in its class because it is repeat-flowering. Buist classes it under Perpetuals (Portlands).
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