Rosa 'Ballerina'

Award of Garden Merit

Ballerina has one of the simplest and least sophisticated flowers of all shrub roses, and yet is also one of the most popular.  The sheer quantity of its flowers explain all: Ballerina blooms ceaselessly through until early winter, and its flower trusses get larger and larger as it does so. The individual flowers open dark pink and fade away quickly, enlarging and developing their white eye until only a hint of pale pink remains at the edge of the petal.  The stamens are pretty too to start with, fading away fairly quickly though.  The flowers come in perfectly spaced clusters and are followed by small orange hips, useful for decoration.  The plant is tough and healthy, with mid-green leaves and a few large prickles.  It is best allowed to grow to its natural size and shape, which is rounded and mounded, rather than clipped, though it can be trained as a short climber against a hot wall.  It is equally good when grown as a border plant or specimen shrub and when planted as a hedge.  It is also very easy to grow.  In hot climates it will flourish in shade where it keeps its colouring for longer. All the roses we sell are field-grown and lifted when conditions are at their optimum to ensure strong, quality plants and are potted-up as soon as they are received into the nursery. This ensures that the roots do not dry out and gives the plant the best start. Therefore, do not be surprised if the soil falls away from the root when planting, particularly during the winter and early spring months. We use a high quality commercial compost mix when potting our roses and recommend you incorporate this into the planting hole when planting out in the garden.

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4 litre pot containerised
  • Aspect: East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
  • Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Flower Colour : Pink
  • Flower Season: Autumn , Summer
  • Foliage: Deciduous
  • Fragrance: Flower
  • Habit : Bushy
  • Hardiness : H6 (Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe) -20 to -15C
  • Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
  • pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Rose Type: Hybrid Musk, Polyantha
  • Season of Interest : Autumn, Summer
  • Soil: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
  • Sunlight: Full Sun, Partial Shade
  • Tags: Award of Garden Merit
  • Height & Width: 250cm x 150cm

Rosa 'Ballerina' (HM/Poly)

Rosa 'Ballerina'

hybrid musk / polyantha rose

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Ballerina has one of the simplest and least sophisticated flowers of all shrub roses, and yet is also one of the most popular.  The sheer quantity of its flowers explain all: Ballerina blooms ceaselessly through until early winter, and its flower trusses get larger and larger as it does so. The individual flowers open dark pink and fade away quickly, enlarging and developing their white eye until only a hint of pale pink remains at the edge of the petal.  The stamens are pretty too to start with, fading away fairly quickly though.  The flowers come in perfectly spaced clusters and are followed by small orange hips, useful for decoration.  The plant is tough and healthy, with mid-green leaves and a few large prickles.  It is best allowed to grow to its natural size and shape, which is rounded and mounded, rather than clipped, though it can be trained as a short climber against a hot wall.  It is equally good when grown as a border plant or specimen shrub and when planted as a hedge.  It is also very easy to grow.  In hot climates it will flourish in shade where it keeps its colouring for longer.

All the roses we sell are field-grown and lifted when conditions are at their optimum to ensure strong, quality plants and are potted-up as soon as they are received into the nursery. This ensures that the roots do not dry out and gives the plant the best start. Therefore, do not be surprised if the soil falls away from the root when planting, particularly during the winter and early spring months. We use a high quality commercial compost mix when potting our roses and recommend you incorporate this into the planting hole when planting out in the garden.

At Kelways, we are confident that the products we supply are of a high standard and quality. All our plants with a hardiness rating of H4 and above are guaranteed for 12 months from the date of delivery, with the exception of bedding plants, annuals, seeds and bulbs. We pride ourselves in selecting the best plants available and will never knowingly send anything of substandard quality. If for any reason you are unhappy with your purchase, please contact us via email at sales@kelways.co.uk and we will do all we can to rectify the situation. If we require any plants to be returned to us where we agree that the reason for return is our fault, we will arrange for our couriers to collect them from you at our expense. For instances where the customer may have changed their mind or made a mistake in their order, please just contact us and we will do all we can to help. Please do bear in mind, however, that plants by their very nature, are perishable goods, and as such will need certain care in handling and any returns would need to be processed in a timely manner. Occasionally, some plants may not be available right away, and similarly, we may, at our discretion, not send certain plants if we feel they are not of a suitable standard or quality. In these instances, there may be a slight delay in sending your order, but we will always endeavour to contact you if we believe there may be a delay in dispatch. Some plants may be ordered in advance of their availability period (i.e. bare root peonies or bulbs). For any product where this applies, you will be shown the month for when these products will be delivered. None of the above affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

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