Rosa 'Sally Holmes'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
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Sally Holmes is a hybrid musk shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) and was bred by Robert A. Holmes of the United Kingdom in 1976. Parentage is Ivory Fashion × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937).
This rose is an erect bushy spreading shrub that can be trained to a trellis if desired. It will grow 6-12 feet tall with a 3-5 foot spread. Sally Holmes does best in full sun but tolerates some shade. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil and mulch around the roots to help retain moisture. Prune in late winter to remove dead, diseased or crossed canes and prune remaining canes to 1/3 the size or more if needed.
The white blend single flowers with yellow stamens are 3.5 inches across and appear in large clusters throughout the season. The glossy green foliage appears on nearly prickle-free canes.
Use this shrub as a specimen, in the border, in the cutting garden, the English garden, the cottage garden or train to any verticle structure.
Received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. Occasional problems with blackspot. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- 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)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- Rose hips will form if not pruned off
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- White blend flowers with moderate fragrance and 5-8 petals are 3.5 inches across. They appear in large clusters throughout the season.
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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:
- Glossy dark green compound leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Nearly prickle-free green canes
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Garden for the Blind
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
