Woody > Rosa > Rosa odorata > Rosa odorata 'Pallida'
Rosa odorata
'Pallida'
Old Blush China Rose
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Species |
| odorata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pallida' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7b and warmer. Requires spring freeze protection |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H1a |
| Height |
| 1.8 - 2.5 m , semi-climbing to 6 m |
| Spread |
| 1.8 - 2.8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| It is an upright, bushy, almost thornless, deciduous shrub with glossy, ovate to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and loose clusters of fragrant, cupped, double pink flowers in summer and autumn. |
| Pests |
| Aphids, caterpillars, deer, glasshouse red spider mites, leafhoppers, rabbits, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, scale insects, powdery mildew, rose black spot, and rose rust. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, compound pinnate, 3 - 5 leaflets, 2-7 cm long, lanceolate to broad-ovate, acuminate, and glossy green. |
| Flower Description |
| Single or semi-double, crimson, pink, occasionally white, usually fragrant, solitary or in multiples, 5 cm diameter, flowering from April to late summer. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid to pear-shaped. 1 - 2 cm long. green- brown to scarlet. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Budding and hardwood cuttings. |
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