'Tapis Volant ®' Rose

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'Tapis Volant ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Huyustus

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• LENplat
• LENplaty

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.
Registration name: LENplat
Exhibition name: Tapis Volant ®

Origin:

Bred by Louis Lens (1924-2001) (Belgium, 1982).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

White, pink shading, rose-pink edges. Strong, fruity fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Small buds.

Habit:

Arching, mounded. Glossy foliage.

Width: 31" to 5¼' (80 to 160cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for landscape. Produces decorative hips.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Rosa luciae Franch. & Rochebr. × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Rosa multiflora Thunb. × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)

Notes:

"Tapis" means "carpet", in French...
According to Ann Boudolf Velle, Rosa wichurana 'Yakachinensis' is one of the parents of 'Tapis Volant' - see References.