';'Vanity'

'Vanity'

(Pronounced: VAN-it-tea)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Vanity'

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'Vanity' forms a large spreading shrub that requires lots of room.

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'Vanity' blooms are distinctive with their bright cerise-pink single flowers, small compact golden stamen area, and white eye.

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The bright cerise-pink blooms make 'Vanity' among the most striking of the Hybrid Musk roses.

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'Vanity' flowers occur in clusters, and are very striking.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Vanity' is an outstanding "Pemberton" rose that is impressive and quickly noticed in the garden, even when it has only one or two blooms.

The flowers are large and single, with bright cerise-pink petals and a strong sweet musk fragrance. The flowers are large and single, with bright cerise-pink petals and a strong sweet musk fragrance.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
H Msk

SEED
PARENT:
'Chaateau de Clos Vougeot'

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown Seedling

BREEDER:
Pemberton

INTRODUCED:
'Vanity' was introduced by Pemberton (England) in 1920.

DATE:
1913 [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    6 '     to    6 '           Width:    8 '     to    8 '

'Vanity' forms a large open bush (6' high and 8' wide) that requires a lot of room. Vigorous pruning may be employed to confine it to a compact bush.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is dark green, glossy, and fairly sparse.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
C - Continuous. 'Vanity' starts blooming in late spring (May in the Texas Hill Country) and blooms almost continuously throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    2.00"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    3      to      7           Petal Count:    5 to 5

'Vanity' flowers are medium-large (3" to 3-1/2"), and single. They occur in widely spaced open sprays.

BLOOM
COLOR:
dp - Dark Pink. 'Vanity' blooms are a bright cerise pink, with a small white eye around the golden stamen area.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
MF - Moderately Fragrant. 'Vanity' has a strong musk fragrance.

HIPS:
Orange; Elongated; 1/2". The large orange hips that appear in the fall are considered by many to be among the best hips in the Hybrid Musk class.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
'Vanity' is very vigorous and more shade-tolerant than most Hybrid Musk roses.

PROPAGATION:
'Vanity' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Worth growing for ornimental value of hips
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
    ** Availability is limited
'Vanity' blooms are beautiful in arrangements and they can fill a room with fragrance.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
Because of its loose open form and sparse foliage, 'Vanity' can appear to be rather top heavy. Therefore it is better to plant several specimens close together and plant perennials or low-growing bush roses in front to "cover their knees".

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 621.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 606.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 76.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, pp. 25, 261.

Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 71, 81, 121, 174-175.

Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 226, 238.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Vanity' is an outstanding "Pemberton" rose that is impressive and quickly noticed in the garden, even when it has only one or two blooms. The flowers are large and single, with bright cerise-pink petals and a strong sweet musk fragrance. The flowers are large and single, with bright cerise-pink petals and a strong sweet musk fragrance.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	H Msk
SEED PARENT:	'Chaateau de Clos Vougeot'
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown Seedling
BREEDER:	Pemberton
INTRODUCED:	'Vanity' was introduced by Pemberton (England) in 1920.
DATE:	1913 [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 6 ' to 6 ' Width: 8 ' to 8 ' 'Vanity' forms a large open bush (6' high and 8' wide) that requires a lot of room. Vigorous pruning may be employed to confine it to a compact bush.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is dark green, glossy, and fairly sparse.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	C - Continuous. 'Vanity' starts blooming in late spring (May in the Texas Hill Country) and blooms almost continuously throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.00" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 3 to 7 Petal Count: 5 to 5 'Vanity' flowers are medium-large (3" to 3-1/2"), and single. They occur in widely spaced open sprays.
BLOOM COLOR:	dp - Dark Pink. 'Vanity' blooms are a bright cerise pink, with a small white eye around the golden stamen area.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	MF - Moderately Fragrant. 'Vanity' has a strong musk fragrance.
HIPS:	Orange; Elongated; 1/2". The large orange hips that appear in the fall are considered by many to be among the best hips in the Hybrid Musk class.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	'Vanity' is very vigorous and more shade-tolerant than most Hybrid Musk roses.
PROPAGATION:	'Vanity' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of poorer soils Worth growing for ornimental value of hips Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose Availability is limited 'Vanity' blooms are beautiful in arrangements and they can fill a room with fragrance.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	Because of its loose open form and sparse foliage, 'Vanity' can appear to be rather top heavy. Therefore it is better to plant several specimens close together and plant perennials or low-growing bush roses in front to "cover their knees".
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 621. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 606. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 76. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, pp. 25, 261. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 71, 81, 121, 174-175. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 226, 238.