Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Dickson
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Elina is a pale yellow hybrid tea from Dickson, bred in the UK around 1983 and introduced in 1984. It comes from 'Nana Mouskouri' x 'Lolita' and is also sold as Peaudouce. Flowers are large, about 15 cm across with 17 to 35 petals, and lightly scented. The bush reaches roughly 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and wide. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993 and an AARS award. Good for cutting and for soft colour in a rose bed.
Elina traits
- Pale yellow flowers about 15 cm across
- 17 to 35 petals
- Light fragrance
- About 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall and wide
- Parentage: 'Nana Mouskouri' x 'Lolita'
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
- Borders
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elina this page | — | Bush | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Alexander | — | Bush | — |
| Alpine Sunset | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
| Anne Harkness | — | Bush | — |
Elina FAQ
What kind of rose is Elina?
Elina is a pale yellow hybrid tea from Dickson, bred in the UK around 1983 and introduced in 1984. It comes from 'Nana Mouskouri' x 'Lolita' and is also sold as Peaudouce.
How does Elina compare with other rose varieties?
Elina: bush. Similar rose varieties include A Whiter Shade of Pale, Absolutely Fabulous, Alexander. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Elina good for?
Elina is grown for cut flowers, rose beds, borders.
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
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- 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.