'Astrid Lindgren' Rose

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'Astrid Lindgren' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Dream Sequence
• Egon Schiele
• POUluf

HMF Ratings:

60 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1991). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1991).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S as 'Astrid Lindgren'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink. Raspberry fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy.

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:

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Notes:

Writer Astrid Lindgren was born Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson 14 November 1907 in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland. Lindgren wrote Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump) as a birthday present for her daughter in 1944.