Pretty Polly Rosa Pink Symphony 'MEItonje'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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This rose is no longer readily commercially available
Pink Symphony is a miniature hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland of France in 1987. Parentage is Darling Flame × Air France.
This miniature grows only 1-2 feet high and spreads 1-1.5 feet in full sun in amended well-drained moist garden soil. Prune in late winter to early spring to remove dead or diseased canes and prune to 1/3 its size.
1-2 inch double fragrant light pink flowers with 20-40 petals bloom in a rosette form and reliably repeat blooms through fall. Foliage is dark green and glossy on stems with prickles.
Was given the Award or Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Use this small shrub in a container, to line a walkway, in the border front or in groups.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for rust, black spot and powdery mildew. See pest of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- 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 inches-3 feet
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Pink flowers with yellow stamens are 1-2 inches wide and have 20 to 40 petals. They are moderately fragrant and bloom in flushes through fall. Good repeat bloomer.
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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:
- dark green, glossy leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
