CelsianaCelsiana ARS
Rating:
8.8
Class: Damask
Date:
Pre-1750 per Graham Stuart Thomas (ARS – pre-1867)
Blooms:
Semi-double borne in nodding clusters.
Displays yellow anthers. Petals
have a silky, translucent quality.
Bloom Frequency:
Once blooming in spring.
Color:
Clear pink fading to pinkish-white in the sun.
Fragrance:
Very fragrant
Thorns:
A few but not so many as to make it difficult to work with the rose.
Approximate Height:
5’ by 4’
Description and Care:
Downy, light grey-green foliage. Forms
a graceful shrub. Flexible canes,
very well suited to pegging or growing on a pillar.
If you peg it and the branches touch the ground, it is disposed towards
rooting where it has good contact with the soil. Flower stalks are somewhat weak.
I have never sprayed this
rose and it never has any disease problems.
It does not require pruning unless you need to do so to keep it within
bounds. If you must prune it, do so
right after flowering.
Comments:
This is an extremely easy rose to grow and well suited to organic
gardening methods.
This
picture shows Celsiana in the middle, with Carefree Beauty to the right (deep
pink) and Chevy Chase in the background (red).
Purchase Info:
Heirloom Roses
24062 NE Riverside Drive
St. Paul, Oregon 97137
Phone: 503.538.1576
FAX: 503.538.5902