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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Duchesse de Brabant Additional cultivar information: (aka Comtesse de Labarathe, Comtesse Ouwaroff, Shell Rose) Hybridized by Bernède; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1857
Height: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) 6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Spacing: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Color: Light pink (lp)
Bloom Shape: Double Cupped
Flower Fragrance: Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Shrub
Patent Information: Non-patented
Other Details: Shade-tolerant Resistant to black spot Resistant to rust Susceptible to mildew
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding
On Nov 29, 2009, Nasturtium28 from Sacramento, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
I posted a picture of my first year plant taken this morning, November 29. I think this is a charming rose. I love the pinkish red of the new stems. She has a nice bushy form and is filling out well. Now that she has a little size to her she has buds and flowers all the time. The blooms nod gracefully, smell wonderful, and hold their shape well in maturity.
On May 29, 2006, jamie68 from Vancouver, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
What a lovely rose! Fragrant, soft pink blossoms adorn it for much of the growing season, foliage seems impervious to disease, and the overall shape of the plant is a nice, full, compact shrub....I wouldn't want to be without this one!!
On Apr 12, 2005, collierose from Little Rock, AR (Zone 8a) wrote:
This was one of my first roses, recommended by my sister. A great OGR and usually considered easy to grow. I love the fragrance but my husband can hardly smell it at all. It grows well here in the heat of Arkansas as well in my sister's garden in Austin, Tx. Seems to be pretty disease resistant.
On Apr 4, 2005, Elphaba from Houston, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
This rose is very beautiful, delicate, cup-shaped, and full. However, I planted it because I read that it releases a wonderful fragrance even on humid days. At first, I couldn't smell anything from the flowers. I've read notes online that some people think it has the most wonderful fragrance and others can't smell it at all even when both people are smelling the same flower. I can pick up a little bit of the fragrance now, but I think it stinks. The flowers are just lovely and it blooms a lot, but its sweet fragrance eludes me.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mobile, Alabama Phoenix, Arizona Little Rock, Arkansas Sacramento, California Palmyra, Illinois Charleston, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Dallas, Texas (2 reports) Gilmer, Texas Houston, Texas Nevada, Texas Plano, Texas Rowlett, Texas Vancouver, Washington
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