Felix Leclerc Rose: Growing Tips

Key facts

Breeder

Claude Richer

Listed for

United States

Overview

Felix Leclerc is a Canadian rose bred by Claude Richer for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, patented in 2009 as PP20315. Its flowers are pink with pale yellow, with between about 8 and 40 petals and a light musky scent. Plants grow roughly 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) tall and about 5 ft (1.5 m) wide. The patent notes susceptibility to black spot, powdery mildew, downy mildew and rust, so good air flow and clean-up of fallen leaves help.

Felix Leclerc traits

• Pink and pale yellow flowers
• Petal count from about 8 to 40
• Light musky fragrance
• About 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) tall, 5 ft (1.5 m) wide
• The patent notes susceptibility to common rose diseases

Good for

• Landscape planting
• Shrub borders

Compare with other rose varieties

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Felix Leclerc FAQ

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.

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