Key facts
- Flowering
- Once-flowering
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Celsiana is a damask rose grown since before 1732, valued for light pink blooms with a strong scent. The shrub reaches around 1.5 m (5 ft) high and wide, giving it room to arch through a border. It was given the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012, so it remains a dependable old rose for UK gardeners who put fragrance first.
Celsiana traits
- Light pink damask flowers
- Strong fragrance
- Shrub of about 1.5 m in height and spread
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Fragrant borders
- Old rose collections
- Cut flowers for scent
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celsiana this page | — | — | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Adélaïde d'Orléans | — | Climber | — |
| Albéric Barbier | — | Climber | — |
| Albertine | — | Climber | — |
Celsiana FAQ
What kind of rose is Celsiana?
Celsiana is a damask rose grown since before 1732, valued for light pink blooms with a strong scent. The shrub reaches around 1.5 m (5 ft) high and wide, giving it room to arch through a border.
How does Celsiana compare with other rose varieties?
Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Celsiana good for?
Celsiana is grown for fragrant borders, old rose collections, cut flowers for scent.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
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- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
- All 321 rose varieties
Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.