Double delight rose

Common name : Double delight rose Botanical name : Rosa 'Double Delight' Family : Rosaceae

Order - Rosales

Subfamily - Rosoideae

Genus - Rosa

Cultivar Name - Double Delight

Habit / Category - Hybrid Tea Rose, Shrub rose

Introduced - 1977

Life Cycle - Perennial

Origin/Native - Swim, Ellis

Height - Up to 59 inches tall

Spread - Up to 45 inches wide

Flowering Season - Summer, Late Spring

Flowers - Large, showy, double, classic, bicolor, strong fragrance, white with red edges, 30 to 35 petals, 5 inches blooms

Foliage - Green, deciduous, medium, glossy, healthy, alternatively arranged leaves, upright plant with mild thorny

Blooming - Repeatedly, flowering continuously

Flowering Season - All year round

Light Requirement & Care - Full sun, part shade, moist, sandy, loam, well drained soil, water regularly, mild temperature, average maintenance

Uses - Cut flowers, perfumes, commercial, art

Attracts - Butterflies, bees

Good for - Landscape design, greenhouse, glasshouses, garden roses, borders, beds, large pots, containers

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Photographs:Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Govt. Rose Garden, Ooty, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India