Kent Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

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

Overview

Kent is a white shrub rose from Poulsen, introduced in 1985. It stays low at about 0.75 m (2.5 ft) but spreads to roughly 1.2 m (4 ft), giving a wide, mounded shape. The flowers have a moderate scent. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2002. Good for the front of a border, low hedging or covering a bank.

Kent traits

Shrub rose from Poulsen, 1985
White flowers with moderate scent
Low and wide: 0.75 m tall, 1.2 m across
RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2002

Good for

Front of border
Low hedging
Banks

Compare with other rose varieties

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Variety	Days to maturity	Growth habit	Type
Kent this page	—	Shrub	—
A Shropshire Lad	—	Shrub	—
Andrewsii	—	Shrub	—
Aphrodite	—	Shrub	—
Ballerina	—	Shrub	—
Blanche Double de Coubert	—	Shrub	—
Boscobel	—	Shrub	—

Kent FAQ

What kind of rose is Kent?

Kent is a white shrub rose from Poulsen, introduced in 1985. It stays low at about 0.75 m (2.5 ft) but spreads to roughly 1.2 m (4 ft), giving a wide, mounded shape.

How does Kent compare with other rose varieties?

Kent: 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 Kent good for?

Kent is grown for front of border, low hedging, banks.

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.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.