Lady Elsie May™

This rose's location in the garden is SE 08.
  • Classification:  Shrub
  • Flower Color:  Orange Pink
  • Flower Size:  3-4 inch
  • Flower Form:  flat to slightly cupped
  • Petal Count: 10 petals
  • Fragrance:  moderate
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  dark green, glossy
  • Plant Height:  3 feet
  • Plant Width:  2 feet
  • Growth Habit:  upright
  • Disease Resistant: yes
  • Hybridizer: Reinhard Noack (Germany)
  • Registered:  2001
  • Parentage: (‘Repandia’ x ‘Gruss an Angeln’)
  • ARS* Rating:  8.3 (a very good to excellent rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 2005 AARS (All-America Rose Selections) award
  • Prairie Bloom, Kansas State 5-year Trials
 
History Notes:
  • This rose may have been named to honor, Elsie May Kittredge (1870 – 1954) who was an American botanist, photographer, and curator for the New York Botanical Gardens. --- (Wikipedia, “Elsie May Kittredge” retrieved 3/6/2121)