Scientific Name:
Rosa
'Ballerina'
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
Ballerina rose, hybrid musk rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Stem with reddish-brown prickles ~5mm long that tend to curve downwards; leaves pinnately compound, 5-7 ovate-elliptical leaflets, 2-7cm long x 1-4cm wide with the terminal one being the largest, stipules with fringed margins fused to the portion of the petiole; cymes dense, flowers 3-4cm wide, 5 pale pink petals, Jun-Sep.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Twiggy
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (hybrid by J.A. Bentall in 1937, parentage unknown)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract beneficial insects, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip'.
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule (leafy)
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Beetles or weevils, Diptera - true flies, Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Heteroptera - true bugs, Leafhopper, Mildew, Mites, Rust, Scale insects, Thrips
