'Puccini' Rose

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'Puccini' rose Description

My HMF:

'Puccini (hybrid musk, Lens 1984)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Bettina Gatti

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENmos
• LLX 8267

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: LENmos, LLX 8267
Exhibition name: Puccini

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1982).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1984 as 'Puccini'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk.

Bloom:

Light pink, white center. Mild fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 0.75". Small, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Produces decorative hips.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	seedling of R. luciae
pollen:	Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937) × Robin Hood (hybrid musk, Pemberton, 1927)

Notes:

Composer Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini. Born in Lucca, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, 22 December 1858. Died in Brussels, Belgium, 29 November 1924.