Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rosa Cornelia Hybrid Musk Rose,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Roses, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like, Spreading, Upright
Description:
Cornelia is a modern shrub rose that has similar characteristics to a floribunda rose. Small formal peach-apricot to peach-pink fragrant blooms open to reveal the yellow stamens. An almost thornless variety with a rounded growth habit.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Black Spot, Mites, Possums, Powdery Mildew, Rust, Scale, Thrips, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes: Plant in a well drained soil that has a high amount of organic matter. When planting ensure the grafting bud is above soil level. Mulch with an organic mulch. Fertilise regularly throughout the growing season with a rose specific fertiliser. Pruning can be done regularly throughout the growing season by removing spent blooms which encourages repeat flowering. Hard pruning is undertaken in Winter once the plant has gone dormant. Prune to a vase shape to increase air movement within the plant to reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate