Key facts
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Keith W. Zary
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Diana, Princess of Wales is a hybrid tea bred by Keith Zary, introduced in 1998 and patented in 2000 as PP11482 (code JACshaq), also sold as Elegant Lady. The flowers are a pink blend with about 30 petals and a sweet scent; the patent gives a bloom size of about 2 in (5 cm). The plant is about 2 ft (61 cm) tall in the patent description, and the patent notes average resistance to black spot, powdery mildew, downy mildew and rust.
Diana, Princess of Wales traits
- Pink-blend blooms with about 30 petals
- Sweet fragrance
- Patent height of about 2 ft (61 cm)
- The patent notes average disease resistance
- Also sold as Elegant Lady
Good for
- Cut flowers
- Rose beds
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana, Princess of Wales this page | — | Bush | — |
| Abbaye de Cluny | — | Bush | — |
| About Face | — | Bush | — |
| AC De Montarville | — | Bush | — |
| All American Magic | — | Bush | — |
| Always Hope | — | Bush | — |
| Amber Queen | — | Bush | — |
Diana, Princess of Wales FAQ
What kind of rose is Diana, Princess of Wales?
Diana, Princess of Wales is a hybrid tea bred by Keith Zary, introduced in 1998 and patented in 2000 as PP11482 (code JACshaq), also sold as Elegant Lady. The flowers are a pink blend with about 30 petals and a sweet scent; the patent gives a bloom size of about 2 in (5 cm).
How does Diana, Princess of Wales compare with other rose varieties?
Diana, Princess of Wales: bush. Similar rose varieties include Abbaye de Cluny, About Face, AC De Montarville. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Diana, Princess of Wales good for?
Diana, Princess of Wales is grown for cut flowers, rose beds.
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 309 rose varieties
Source
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.