Rosa 'Dainty Bess'
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Dainty Bess is a hybrid tea shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Wm. E.B. Archer & Daughter of the United Kingdom in 1925 and released in 1927. Parentage is Ophelia (hybrid tea, Paul 1912) × Kitchener of Khartoum.
This upright vigorous shrub growing 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide does best in full sun and amended well-drained garden soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead and diseased canes. Requires late frost protection.
Light pink to salmon-pink single blooms with ruffled petals, maroon stamens and a mild spicy fragrance are 3-4 inches across. It is a good repeat bloomer through fall being nearly continuously in bloom. The foliage is leathery and dark green on stems with prickles.
Use this shrub in the border, as an accent or specimen in a cottage English or cutting garden. It can be grown in a container for the patio and walkways.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for black spot, rust and powdery mildew. 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: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Open
- 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:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Soft silvery pink 4-5 inches across. Five-petalled, flat single bloom with ruffled edges produced in clusters. It is free flowering and repeats throughout summer to fall.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Matte leathery dark green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
