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Elle Rose

Rosa 'Elle'

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Elle Rose (Rosa 'Elle') at Little Red Farm Nursery

Elle Rose flowers

Elle Rose flowers

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Elle Rose (Rosa 'Elle') at Little Red Farm Nursery

Elle Rose flower buds

Elle Rose flower buds

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Height:  3 feet

Spread:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  6a

Group/Class:  Hybrid Tea Rose

Description:

A lovely citrus and spice scent and unusual color mix of shell pink with creamy butter undertones will captivate the senses; boasts densely petaled blooms in a compact form, with lovely deep green foliage and good disease resistance

Ornamental Features

The Elle Rose is draped in stunning fragrant shell pink flowers with creamy white overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color. The fruits are showy red hips displayed in late fall.

Landscape Attributes

The Elle Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Spiny

The Elle Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

The Elle Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

 
 
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Characteristics
Massing  Screening  Garden 
Applications
Flowers  Fruit 
Ornamental Features