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Plant Profile: Rosa 'Leda'

Names

Leda, Painted Damask

  • Photo of Rosa 'Leda' (Rosa 'Leda's)

Phonetic Spelling:RO-zuh

Genus:Rosa

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

First introduced in 1827, this rose variety features a compact growth habit and boasts lush, dark grey-green foliage. It thrives in full sunlight and can adapt to less-than-ideal soil conditions. This versatile plant can be cultivated as a hedge or in containers, producing large, rounded red hips.

Type: Damask

Fragrance: Intense

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Rosa 'Leda' Feature Summary

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Rosa 'Leda' Feature Summary

Flowers
White with carmine edges; Red-brown buds; full double flowers in summer only; borne in clusters
White
Gold/Yellow
Brown/Copper
Leaves
grey-green leaves
Green
Gray/Silver
Attributes
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Fruit
Red/Burgundy

Rosa 'Leda' Flowers

Rosa 'Leda': Flower Description

White with carmine edges; Red-brown buds; full double flowers in summer only; borne in clusters

Rosa 'Leda': Flower Color

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Brown/Copper
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Gold/Yellow
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White

Rosa 'Leda': Flower Value To Gardener

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

Rosa 'Leda': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Rosa 'Leda' Leaves

Rosa 'Leda': Leaf Description

grey-green leaves

Rosa 'Leda': Leaf Color

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Gray/Silver
spa
Green

Rosa 'Leda': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Rosa 'Leda' Attributes

Rosa 'Leda': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Rosa 'Leda' Whole Plant Traits

Rosa 'Leda': 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 'Leda': 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 'Leda' Cultural Conditions

Rosa 'Leda': 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 'Leda' Fruit

Rosa 'Leda': Fruit Color

grass
Red/Burgundy

Rosa 'Leda' Stem

Rosa 'Leda': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Rosa 'Leda' Landscape

Rosa 'Leda': 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 'Leda': Resistance To Challenges

Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind

Rosa 'Leda': 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