Key facts
- Flowering
- Once-flowering
- Breeder
- Parmentier
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Félicité Parmentier is an old rose from Parmentier, dated 1836 and classed as an alba x damask type. The pale pink flowers carry a moderate scent. Plants reach about 1.5 m (5 ft) high and across. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Prune lightly after flowering to remove old or crowded stems. Worth a place in a cottage border or a historic rose collection.
Félicité Parmentier traits
- Pale pink flowers
- Moderate fragrance
- Alba x damask type from 1836
- About 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and wide
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993
Good for
- Cottage borders
- Historic rose collections
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Félicité Parmentier this page | — | — | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| A Whiter Shade of Pale | — | Bush | — |
| Absolutely Fabulous | — | Bush | — |
| Adélaïde d'Orléans | — | Climber | — |
| Albéric Barbier | — | Climber | — |
| Albertine | — | Climber | — |
Félicité Parmentier FAQ
What kind of rose is Félicité Parmentier?
Félicité Parmentier is an old rose from Parmentier, dated 1836 and classed as an alba x damask type. The pale pink flowers carry a moderate scent.
How does Félicité Parmentier 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 Félicité Parmentier good for?
Félicité Parmentier is grown for cottage borders, historic rose collections.
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
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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.