Plant Profile: Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush'

Names

Bella Donna, Great Maiden's Blush, La Royal, Maiden's Blush

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Phonetic Spelling:RO-zuh

Genus:Rosa

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

Maiden's Blush is a classic alba rose known for its lush, double blooms that transition from white to a soft pink blush during the summer months. This variety does not produce repeat blooms. It grows as a robust, upright bush that is almost thornless, exuding a powerful fragrance and demonstrating excellent resistance to diseases. For optimal enjoyment of its scent, plant it in full sun to partial shade. Pruning should be done once the flowering period has ended. While it adapts well to various soil types, it does require consistent fertilization.

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Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Feature Summary

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Tags

#hardy
#full sun tolerant
#fragrant flowers
#white flowers
#shrub
#pink flowers
#hedges
#disease resistant
#cpp
#double flowers
#rose bush
#partial shade tolerant

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Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Feature Summary

Flowers
2-4 inch white to pink blush blooms with 40-50 petals each. Petals remain slightly incurred on themselves. No repeat blooming.
Pink
White
more than 20 petals/rays
3-6 inches
Leaves
Medium, semi-glossy, gray-green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Green
Gray/Silver
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Attributes
Perennial
Woody
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Acid (<6.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
3a
3b
9a
9b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Cottage Garden
English Garden
Hedge
Specimen
Patio
Rock Wall

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Flowers

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Description

2-4 inch white to pink blush blooms with 40-50 petals each. Petals remain slightly incurred on themselves. No repeat blooming.

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Color

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Pink
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White

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Inflorescence

Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Head
Insignificant
Panicle
Raceme
Solitary
Spadix
Spike
Umbel

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Leaves

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Description

Medium, semi-glossy, gray-green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Color

spa
Gray/Silver
spa
Green

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Attributes

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Whole Plant Traits

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Maintenance

Low
Medium
High

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Appendage

Prickles
Spines
Tendrils
Thorns

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Cultural Conditions

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
3a
thermostat
3b
thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Stem

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush' Landscape

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Rosa 'Great Maiden's Blush': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland