Rose 'Ellen'

A partial sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Ellen is generally regarded as a hardy plant, so this plant will grow or become dormant during the winter. Ellen needs a loamy soil with a ph of 4.5 to 8.0 (moderately acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Hybrid variety. Will not reliably grow true to type from seed.

Ellen is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Registration name: AUScup.

Another rose named ‘Ellen’, which was a sport of Rose ‘Premier’ (Hybrid Tea, bred by Gurney Hill, 1918) was discovered by Hinner (US, 1929). This rose is reported by some references as now being extinct.

¹ HelpMeFind entry for ‘Ellen’ rose

² “Botanica’s Roses”