Cornelia musk rose Rosa 'Cornelia'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Cornelia is a hybrid musk rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton of the United Kingdom in 1925. Parentage is unknown.
It is a vigorous shrub that grows 5-10 feet tall and 5-6 feet wide. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained moist garden soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and shape to size.
The rosette-shaped double flowers are peachy pink and fade to light pink. They are 2-3 inches wide with 41-55 petals and a moderate musk fragrance. Blooms in flushes through fall with the fall flush being the strongest. The small coppery green leaves are on stems with prickles.
Won the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Use this plant in the border, as a specimen or as a hedge in a formal or informal garden. It can be grown as an arching shrub or trained to a vertical surface.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Disease resistant but watch for black spot, rust and powdery mildew.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Grafting
- Stem Cutting
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Fragrance
- Dimensions:
- Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Orange
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Clustered coral buds and pink double flowers with copper centers are 2-3 inches wide with 41-55 petals. Blooms in flushes spring to fall.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Lustrous, dark green pointed leaves tinged in bronze. The petioles have small prickles.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Canes with hooked thorns
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
