'DELge' Rose

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'DELge' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Uliginosa

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Centenaire de Lourdes ®
• Mrs. Jones

HMF Ratings:

54 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: DELge
Exhibition name: Centenaire de Lourdes ®

Origin:

Bred by André Delbard-Chabert (1915-2012) (France, before 1958).
Introduced in France by Delbard/Georges Delbard SA in 1958 as 'Centenaire de Lourdes'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink. Mild fragrance. up to 15 petals. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 36" to 6'7" (90 to 200cm). Width: 24" (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, Lambert, 1895/1901) × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Sets hips in fall...