';'Ballerina'

'Ballerina'

(Pronounced: bal-a-RIN-na)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Ballerina'

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'Ballerina' produces dense clusters of small (1") flowers.

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The blooms on mature plants are so dense that they have a cascading appearance.

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The single flowers are small and light pink in color with white eyes in the center around the stamens.

'Ballerina'

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'Ballerina' makes an upright shrub that is covered with tiny single flowers throughout the growing season. In the fall, the flowers are replaced with hundreds of tiny red hips.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
One of the finest roses for hedging, 'Ballerina' produces massive clouds of small, single, pink and white roses. The growth habit is compact and arching, and the foliage is thick. In the fall there is a nice display of small orange-red hips.

The thick floliage can be pruned to shape or allowed to a mounding large shrub.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
H Msk

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:
Unknown

BREEDER:
Bentall

INTRODUCED:
'Ballerina' was introduced by J. A. Bentall (England) in 1937.

DATE:
1937 [ England ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    5 '     to    5 '           Width:    6 '     to    6 '

'Ballerina' forms a large mounding shrub 5' high and 6' wide. It may also be trained as a 6' to 10' climber.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is medium sized (1-1/2" long), mid-green, and glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
C - Continuous. 'Ballerina' starts blooming prolifically in mid-spring (April in the Texas Hill Country) and repeats throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    .50"      to      1.00"           Cluster Size:    50      to      100           Petal Count:    5 to 5

Ballerina flowers are small (1"), dainty, and occur in dense clusters that overlap to give a cascading appearance.

BLOOM
COLOR:
mp - Medium Pink. 'Ballerina' blooms are light pink with large white eyes around the central golden stamen area. The petals are lighter colored on the reverse sides.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
SF - Slightly Fragrant. 'Ballerina' has a slight musk fragrance.

HIPS:
Orange-Red; Globose; 1/4". 'Ballerina' forms numerous small (1/4") hips that are orange-red in color. As the leaves thin out in the fall, the hips emerge like tiny Christmas tree lights.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
'Ballerina' is one of the easiest of roses to grow, and it is very disease resistant. It will tolerate temperatures to -20 degrees Farenheit.

'Ballerina' is is well suited to cultivation in large containers and is also excellent for hedging. The plant tolerates poor soils, and some shade, but it should have at least 3-4 hours of sun each day.

PROPAGATION:
'Ballerina' is readily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of shade
    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Suitable for growing into trees
    ** Suitable for growing in pots
    ** Widely Availabile
'Ballerina' blooms may be used in cut flower arrangements.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Ballerina' well suited to mass plantings, low hedging, and bedding applications in the landscape, and it will grow in pots.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 39.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 37.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 27.

Barnard, Loretta, ed.. 500 Popular Roses for American Gardens. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.. 1997, p. 120-121.

Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 25, 56, 66-67, 84, 255.

Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 97, 111-112.

Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 44,72,177.

Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 227-229, 238-239.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	One of the finest roses for hedging, 'Ballerina' produces massive clouds of small, single, pink and white roses. The growth habit is compact and arching, and the foliage is thick. In the fall there is a nice display of small orange-red hips. The thick floliage can be pruned to shape or allowed to a mounding large shrub.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	H Msk
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:	Unknown
BREEDER:	Bentall
INTRODUCED:	'Ballerina' was introduced by J. A. Bentall (England) in 1937.
DATE:	1937 [ England ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 5 ' to 5 ' Width: 6 ' to 6 ' 'Ballerina' forms a large mounding shrub 5' high and 6' wide. It may also be trained as a 6' to 10' climber.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is medium sized (1-1/2" long), mid-green, and glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	C - Continuous. 'Ballerina' starts blooming prolifically in mid-spring (April in the Texas Hill Country) and repeats throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: .50" to 1.00" Cluster Size: 50 to 100 Petal Count: 5 to 5 Ballerina flowers are small (1"), dainty, and occur in dense clusters that overlap to give a cascading appearance.
BLOOM COLOR:	mp - Medium Pink. 'Ballerina' blooms are light pink with large white eyes around the central golden stamen area. The petals are lighter colored on the reverse sides.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	SF - Slightly Fragrant. 'Ballerina' has a slight musk fragrance.
HIPS:	Orange-Red; Globose; 1/4". 'Ballerina' forms numerous small (1/4") hips that are orange-red in color. As the leaves thin out in the fall, the hips emerge like tiny Christmas tree lights.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	'Ballerina' is one of the easiest of roses to grow, and it is very disease resistant. It will tolerate temperatures to -20 degrees Farenheit. 'Ballerina' is is well suited to cultivation in large containers and is also excellent for hedging. The plant tolerates poor soils, and some shade, but it should have at least 3-4 hours of sun each day.
PROPAGATION:	'Ballerina' is readily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of shade Tolerant of poorer soils Good for bedding or mass plantings Suitable for hedging and fence rows Suitable for growing into trees Suitable for growing in pots ** Widely Availabile 'Ballerina' blooms may be used in cut flower arrangements.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Ballerina' well suited to mass plantings, low hedging, and bedding applications in the landscape, and it will grow in pots.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 39. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 37. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 27. Barnard, Loretta, ed.. 500 Popular Roses for American Gardens. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.. 1997, p. 120-121. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, pp. 25, 56, 66-67, 84, 255. Druitt, Liz. The Organic Rose Garden. Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company. 1996, pp. 97, 111-112. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, pp. 44,72,177. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 227-229, 238-239.