Souvenir de St Anne
Location
Rose Garden
Rosa ‘Souvenir de St Anne’
- Common Name: Souvenir de St Anne
- Scientific Name: Rosa ‘Souvenir de St Anne’
- Family Name: Roseaceae
- Origin: England
- Height: 2’ – 3’
- Width: 2’ – 3’
- Growth: moderate
- Zone: 6 – 9
- Light Needs: Full sun (excellent air circulation)
- Salt Tolerance: none
- Soil/PH/Texture: Tolerates a wide variety of humus enriched, well-drained soils from sandy loam to clay loam; roses live best in a pH range of 6.0-7.2 with 6.5 being the ideal for optimum growth and flowering. (pH outside of this range causes loss of nutrients which has a detrimental effect of roses.)
- Soil Moisture: keep moist until established (1 month at least) average water needs afterwards.
- Drought Tolerance: medium – high
- Pests/Diseases: roses are bug and disease resistant with a moderate amount of care.
- Growing Conditions: medium maintenance
- Characteristics: this rose bush blooms with light pink flowers with a strong fragrance, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form in flushes throughout the season.
- Propagation: by cuttings, stem, or tip and by grafting or budding
- Wildlife: attracts birds, bees, and butterflies
- Facts: This rose bush was bred in England by Thomas Hilling, it was acquired in St. Anne’s Park, Dublin. It was named “Earth-Kind® Rose of the Year” for 2009 by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
- Designer Considerations: great to be used in mass plantings, borders, garden beds, as accent plants, in containers on patios and cut for dried or fresh flowers.
