Scientific Name:
Rosa
'Jacqueline du Pre'
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
Jacqueline du Pre rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Shrub rose; stems with brown prickles ~5mm long that tend to curve downwards; leaves pinnately compound, (3-)5-7 ovate-broadly elliptical leaflets, 3-7cm long x 2-6cm wide with the terminal one being the largest, base rounded, apex shortly acuminate, margin serrate, stipules with fringed margins fused to the portion of the petiole; cymes of 1-5 flowers each 7-11cm wide, many white petals, May-Aug.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (R. 'Radox Bouquet' x R. 'Maigold')
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
Variable
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, White (Stamens pink, turning yellow.)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Musky
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Purple, Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip'.
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule (leafy)
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Leafhopper, Mildew, Rust
