| Description | Ballerina’ Hybrid Musk Rose (Rosa) A large shrub rose producing masses of small pink pink flowers. Can be pruned to a hedge, allowed to spill or climb. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Rose |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates poor |
| Flowers | Small 1 inch light pink with central golden stamen area, occurring in dense over lapping clusters, slightly fragrant |
| Fruit | small orange red globose hips |
| Stems | arching |
| Dimensions | a large mounding shrub reaching 6-8 feet tall by a 6-6 foot spread. |
| Maintenance | Little or no pruning may be needed. Depends on how it is grown. Or use this technique. Using hand shears or extended reach rose pruners I selectively cut back each branch at least 25-50% in the spring. Should be done every 1-3 years. This controls the size, promotes new growth increasing the flowers. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced in England in 1937 by J.A. Bentall. |
| Misc Facts | ARS rating 8.8 |
| Notes & Reference | #107-American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses (Charles and Brigid Quest-Ritson), #111-Botanica’s Roses, #112-Taylor’s Guide to Roses (Nancy Ondra), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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