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Modern Rose, hybrid musk "Felicia", United Kingdom, introduced by Joseph Hardwick Pemberton in 1928, Usually is salmon in color, flat bloom shape, blooms 6 - 7 cm in size, has 5-10 buds per stem, continual rebloom, has rich fragrance, the bush shape can be spreading, 140 - 160 cm in height, 175 cm in width, suitable for USDA zone 6 from -23°C and above, low resistance to rain, moderate resistance to black spot, moderate resistance to mildew.
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Felicia is a Pemberton musk hybrid characterized by double blooms with long petals, pink upper surfaces, an apricot reverse, and creamy petal bases, giving an overall light salmon tone. Flowers are borne in large clusters: 5–15 per truss in the first flush; in autumn the trusses increase to as many as 50 on the tips of new shoots arising from the base. The shrub is spreading and requires only minimal pruning in the first years until it attains size. Foliage is large and dark green; thorns are large. Widely grown in England and used in mixborders.
A fragrant musk rose with 7.5cm-diameter double flowers produced in clusters, carrying a medium to strong scent. New blooms open soft pink or peach-pink with a hybrid tea–like form, then broaden to rosettes and fade to cream. It flowers heavily in early summer, repeats moderately in summer, and often produces another very heavy flush in autumn. In cool weather the blooms are deeper in color and persist longer. Large red hips develop in autumn. Shoots are long and arching. The shrub is broad and branched, reaching 100–250 cm in height and 120–300 cm in width depending on climate, and it can be grown as a climbing rose. Shows strong disease resistance. Suitable for gardens with pastel color schemes.
Flowers are larger than those of many musk hybrids and are more fully double. They appear in clusters that are airier than in most musk roses. The plant has an upright habit, with bronze foliage maturing to bluish green, and reaches 1.2 m.
An upright, branching shrub to 1.2 m, bearing sprays of delicate pink double flowers. Foliage is bright green and glossy. Blooms continuously through summer and autumn. Shade tolerant.
Shade tolerant variety.