';'Bloomfield Dainty'

'Bloomfield Dainty'

(Pronounced: BLOOM-field DANE-tee)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Bloomfield Dainty'

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'Bloomfield Dainty' is a very remarkable rose and a great favorite in our garden. The lemon-butter yellow flowers resemble nothing so much as the buttercup wildflower when they open.

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As soon as the sun shines on the fully opened 'Bloomfield Dainty' flowers, they begin to fade to a very pale yellow.

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As the 'Bloomfield Dainty' flowers age, they eventually turn nearly white, with faint pink margins on the petals.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Bloomfield Dainty' is a very remarkable rose and a great favorite in our garden, with long pointed buds and delicate single flowers.

The long orange buds of this rose open to medium-size (2” to 3"), butter-yellow, fragrant, cupped, single flowers that resemble the Buttercup wildflower, and then fade to near-white.

The growth habit is moderately vigorous and the foliage is glossy. The long slender canes make this a good candidate for a mounding shrub or pillar rose.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
H Msk

SEED
PARENT:
'Danaë'

POLLEN
PARENT:
'Bloomfield Abundance'

BREEDER:
Thomas

INTRODUCED:
'Bloomfield Dainty' was introduced by Thomas (United States) in 1924.

DATE:
1924 [ United States ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    5 '     to    8 '           Width:    4 '     to    4 '

'Bloomfield Dainty' makes a large shrub or moderate climber. Left to its own devices, it forms a shrub 8' wide and 4' high. It may also be trained as a climber to heights of about 8'.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is dark green and glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
R - Repeat. 'Bloomfield Dainty' starts blooming in mid-March in the Texas Hill Country, and blooms repeatedly in cycles throughout the growing season.

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

'Bloomfield Dainty' flowers are medium sized (2-1/2") and single (5 petals).

BLOOM
COLOR:
my - Medium Yellow - 'Bloomfield Dainty' blooms open buttercup-yellow. They fade in the sunlight with age to a very pale yellow and then to nearly white with a tinge of pink on the outer margins of the petals.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
mf - Moderately Fragrant. 'Bloomfield Dainty' has a moderate sweet fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 6 - 9

CULTURE:
'Bloomfield Dainty' is a very flexible and versatile rose that will tolerate shade and poorer soils. It is suitable for planting on walls with northern exposure.

'Bloomfield Dainty' may get some blackspot in damp weather but usually it is not at all affected by fungal diseases.

PROPAGATION:
'Bloomfield Dainty' may be propgated by cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of shade
    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
    ** Availability is limited

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Bloomfield Dainty' is a great favorite among visitors to our display garden. The buttercup-yellow blooms are quite striking, to the point of astonishing those who are unfamiliar with single roses.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 55.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 53.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 73.

Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, p. 256.

GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Bloomfield Dainty' is a very remarkable rose and a great favorite in our garden, with long pointed buds and delicate single flowers. The long orange buds of this rose open to medium-size (2” to 3"), butter-yellow, fragrant, cupped, single flowers that resemble the Buttercup wildflower, and then fade to near-white. The growth habit is moderately vigorous and the foliage is glossy. The long slender canes make this a good candidate for a mounding shrub or pillar rose.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	H Msk
SEED PARENT:	'Danaë'
POLLEN PARENT:	'Bloomfield Abundance'
BREEDER:	Thomas
INTRODUCED:	'Bloomfield Dainty' was introduced by Thomas (United States) in 1924.
DATE:	1924 [ United States ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 5 ' to 8 ' Width: 4 ' to 4 ' 'Bloomfield Dainty' makes a large shrub or moderate climber. Left to its own devices, it forms a shrub 8' wide and 4' high. It may also be trained as a climber to heights of about 8'.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is dark green and glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	R - Repeat. 'Bloomfield Dainty' starts blooming in mid-March in the Texas Hill Country, and blooms repeatedly in cycles throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.00" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 3 to 5 Petal Count: 5 to 5 'Bloomfield Dainty' flowers are medium sized (2-1/2") and single (5 petals).
BLOOM COLOR:	my - Medium Yellow - 'Bloomfield Dainty' blooms open buttercup-yellow. They fade in the sunlight with age to a very pale yellow and then to nearly white with a tinge of pink on the outer margins of the petals.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	mf - Moderately Fragrant. 'Bloomfield Dainty' has a moderate sweet fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 6 - 9
CULTURE:	'Bloomfield Dainty' is a very flexible and versatile rose that will tolerate shade and poorer soils. It is suitable for planting on walls with northern exposure. 'Bloomfield Dainty' may get some blackspot in damp weather but usually it is not at all affected by fungal diseases.
PROPAGATION:	'Bloomfield Dainty' may be propgated by cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of shade Tolerant of poorer soils Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose Availability is limited
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Bloomfield Dainty' is a great favorite among visitors to our display garden. The buttercup-yellow blooms are quite striking, to the point of astonishing those who are unfamiliar with single roses.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 55. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 53. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 73. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, p. 256.