Rosa 'BENGALI'® polyantha rose
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
0,6-1m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-September
location
full sun
USDA zone (lowest)
7 (down to -23°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Bengali® is a beautiful Kordes rose. It belongs to floribunda/polyantha group, however, it makes quite large flowers that are 6 cm across, rich orange in buds, light salmon pink and apricot orange when opened, and pale pink when fading out. Although polyantha roses are usually not fragrant, this one has a lovely tea and fruit perfume. The flowers are double and burst out from June until first frost. Leaves are incredibly healthy, highly resistant to common diseases. Bengali® grows about 1m tall and 50 cm wide. Awarded with ADR in 2010.Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soil. Water well and cover new shoots with soil or bark mulch about 15 cm high. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun.
Pruning: These roses needn’t be pruned. What you can do though is deadhead stems with spent flowers above the first leaf with 5 leaflets. You can trim the shrub in early spring.
Last update: 04-09-2012
