Compassion rose Rosa Belle de Londres® 'Compassion'
Other Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Compassion rose is a hybrid tea climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Jack L. Harkness of Britan and released in 1972. Parentage is White Cockade × Prima Ballerina ®. Known as 'Belle de Londres'. in France.
This bushy well-branched rose will grow 5-15 feet tall and 5-8 feet wide and can be grown as a climber or pruned as a shrub. Plant in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil. The best time to prune is late winter.
The salmon 4-5-inch double flowers have 26-40 petals and a strong fragrance. Blooms are singly or in small clusters and repeat blooms throughout the season. Foliage is large, dark green and glossy on stems with prickles.
Use this rose on any vertical surface as a pillar, fence or trellis or prune to a shrub as a hedge or in the border. Plant in the cottage, cutting or English garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: very good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Apricot blend flowers are 4-5 inches across with 26-40 petals, a strong fragrance and repeat blooming. Appear singly or in small clusters.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Large dark green glossy leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with reddish prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
