'Bella Donna' Rose

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'Bella Donna' rose Description

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'Bella Donna (damask, by 1840)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Maddalena Piccinini

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Damask.
Registration name: Bella Donna (damask, by 1840)

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (circa 1840).

Class:

Damask.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says the flowers are lilac-pink with a golden eye and this rose blooms late for a Damask... he assigns it a date of 1845...
Possibly identical to the china 'Belladonna' - see.