'LLX 8698' Rose

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'LLX 8698' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cimarosa
• LENlifra

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: LENlifra, LLX 8698
Exhibition name: Cimarosa

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1986).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1989 as 'Cimarosa'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Strong fragrance. 41 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, glossy, bronze-green foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Little Angel (floribunda, Verschuren, 1961) × Fragrant Delight ® (floribunda, Tysterman, 1978)

Notes:

Lens Roses describes 'Cimarosa' as a fragrant "Belgian English Rose".