'Belgian Lace' Rose

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'Belgian Lace' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cass's Garden With Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENlord
• LENloro
• LLX 8689

HMF Ratings:

19 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: LENloro
Exhibition name: Belgian Lace

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1986).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1994 as 'Belgian Lace'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink, ages to white . Red pip at the center. Mild fragrance. 17 to 25 petals. Average diameter 1". Small, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Small buds.

Habit:

Short, arching. Small, light green foliage.

Height: 31" to 47" (80 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Do not prune. Prune dead wood. This rose blooms on old wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Lovania
pollen:	Robin Hood (hybrid musk, Pemberton, 1927) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

This rose is a Shrub. Early characterizations of this rose as a Hybrid Musk were probably made without actually inspections of the plant. Although it has Hybrid Musk parentage, it neither looks nor grows like any Hybrid Musk. See References.

Hardiness is based on information from the Louis Lens Rose Nursery website.