Northern Encore Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Flowering

Repeat-flowering

Listed for

United States

Overview

Northern Encore is a shrub rose bred by Peter P. Lim and colleagues and patented in 2006 as PP16909 ('BAIore') for Bailey Nurseries. Its pink to pale pink flowers are single, with about 5 petals, about 2 in (5 cm) across, and carry a light, spicy scent. The patent gives a height of up to about 6.6 ft (2 m) and a spread of 3 to 4.1 ft (0.9 to 1.25 m). It records high resistance to black spot and powdery mildew. Its single blooms give it an informal look in a border.

Northern Encore traits

• Single pink to pale pink flowers with about 5 petals
• Blooms about 2 in (5 cm) across
• Light, spicy fragrance
• Height up to about 6.6 ft (2 m), spread 3 to 4.1 ft (0.9 to 1.25 m)
• Patent records high resistance to black spot and powdery mildew

Good for

• Shrub borders
• Naturalistic plantings
• Informal hedging

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Northern Encore 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.