'Bel Esprit' Rose

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'Bel Esprit' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lens Roses ®

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENpucciba
• LLX 8792

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: LENpucciba
Exhibition name: Bel Esprit

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1987).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1992 as 'Bel Esprit'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk.

Bloom:

Light pink, white center, lighter reverse. Mild fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 28" to 39" (70 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Rosa multiflora var. adenochaeta Ohwi × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)
pollen:	Puccini (Hybrid Musk, Lens, 1984)

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