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Cornelia Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Cornelia is a hybrid musk raised by Joseph Pemberton in England in 1925 and named after Cornelia Africana.

Key facts

Growth habit
Shrub
Flowering
Repeat-flowering
Breeder
Pemberton
Listed for
United Kingdom

Overview

Cornelia is a hybrid musk raised by Joseph Pemberton in England in 1925 and named after Cornelia Africana. It bears apricot-pink flowers with a strong fragrance on a shrub about 1.5 m (5 ft) high and wide. It has held the RHS Award of Garden Merit since 1993 and fits a mixed border or informal hedge.

Cornelia traits

  • Apricot-pink flowers
  • Strong fragrance
  • Hybrid musk shrub of roughly 1.5 m each way
  • Bred by Joseph Pemberton, 1925
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993

Good for

  • Mixed borders
  • Informal hedging
  • Fragrant planting

Compare with other rose varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Cornelia this page—Shrub—
A Shropshire Lad—Shrub—
Andrewsii—Shrub—
Aphrodite—Shrub—
Ballerina—Shrub—
Blanche Double de Coubert—Shrub—
Boscobel—Shrub—

Cornelia FAQ

What kind of rose is Cornelia?

Cornelia is a hybrid musk raised by Joseph Pemberton in England in 1925 and named after Cornelia Africana. It bears apricot-pink flowers with a strong fragrance on a shrub about 1.5 m (5 ft) high and wide.

How does Cornelia compare with other rose varieties?

Cornelia: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Cornelia good for?

Cornelia is grown for mixed borders, informal hedging, fragrant planting.

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.

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.

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