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'Ma basanée' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of jedmar
Bloom: Cream.  Mild to strong, honey, musk, spice fragrance.  5 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.   
Habit: Dark green foliage.  
 Height: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm).  Width: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 2b through 8b.  Very hardy.  can be trained as a climber.  heat tolerant.  prefers full sun.  prefers warmer sites.  requires full sun for best color.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Do not dead head.  Do not prune.  Do not spray.  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.   
Breeder's notes: Natural seedling found in Chaumont-Gistoux Environmental Rose Garden identified by its botanical characters 
Patents:  -  No patent : please, read here about the rights on Chaumont-Gistoux Environmental Rose Garden breedings : http://home.tiscali.be/ivan.louette/botarosa/roses/creacom.htm 
Notes: Very special bronzy purple foliage and relatively big orange brown hips which remain for a long time on the plant in winter |