Rosa Ballerina

An old polyantha/hybrid musk rose, Rosa Ballerina is a small shrub rose with small, divided green leaves and a dense, spreading habit.  From summer into autumn, the rose is a mass of lightly fragrant pink flowers with white centres, 3cm wide. Good in herbaceous borders, cottage gardens and in containers, and can also be grown as a standard. For copious flowering, apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring. Propagate by hardwood cuttings in late autumn. Pruning Group RHS 16.

Site: Tolerates exposure
Soil: Any moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, or well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Season of interest: Summer to autumn
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height:  39”-5’ (1-1.5m) Spread: 39”-5’ (1-1.5m) in 2-5 years