Rosa Starina 'MELgali'
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Rosa 'MELgabi'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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This cultivar is no longer readily available from commercial sources.
Starina is a miniature hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland of France and was introduced to the United States in 1965. Parentage is seed: Dany Robin × Fire King and pollen: Perla de Montserrat
Starina will grow 1-2 feet tall and wide in a compact bushy form and prefers full sun to partial shade. Plant in amended well-drained moist garden soil and prune in late winter. to early spring.
The 1-2 inch wide double blooms are orange-red with yellow undertones, strongly fragrant and have 17 to 25 petals. The shrub blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Use in the border front, to line a walkway or in a container. Plant near the patio to enjoy the fragrance.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: 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:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- 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:
- 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
- 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:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Bright scarlet orange flowers with yellow undertones are 1-2 inches across with 17-25 petals and a strong fragrance. Flowers summer 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:
- Shiny, mid-green foliage
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
