'Apricot Bells' Rose

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'Apricot Bells' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jay-Jay

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENtrichin
• LLX 8866

HMF Ratings:

27 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: LENtrichin

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1988).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1999 as 'Apricot Bells'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk, Shrub.

Bloom:

Cream, pink shading, apricot shading, ages to pink . Buds apricot; flowers creamy apricot to pink and darker pink. Strong fragrance. 12 to 16 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 4'11" (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden or landscape.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Trier (Hybrid Multiflora, Lambert, 1904) × Mutabilis (china, Unknown, before 1894)

Notes:

Louis Lens says the blooms change from apricot to cream. It inherited its changeable color from 'Mutabilis'.
Participated in the 1996 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)