'Brigitte de Villenfagne' Rose

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'Brigitte de Villenfagne' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENamo
• LLX 8789

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Musk.
Registration name: LENamo
Exhibition name: Brigitte de Villenfagne

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1987).
Introduced in Belgium by Lens Roses/Louis Lens N.V./Pépinières Louis Lens SA in 1993 as 'Brigitte de Villenfagne'.

Class:

Hybrid Musk.

Bloom:

Light pink, white center. Strong, musk fragrance. 4 to 11 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 4'1" to 4'11" (125 to 150cm).

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
pollen:	Rosa multiflora 'Nana' × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)

Notes:

Louis Lens says this rose can also be used as a climber. Its blooms are larger than other descendants of 'Ballerina'.