Lens Roses; a bright pink single rose with continuous flowering.
'thread of the seasons' · continuous flowering with single flowers
'thread of the seasons'; bears decorative rose hips
USDA zone 6b–9b. To ≈ −20 °C; overwinters with cover. To ≈ −20 °C · overwinters with winter protection.
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4–8 petals.
Good (typical of Lens breeding).
Flowers all season without a break.
Few thorns.
Small, healthy.
Breeder's code VELroso.
Deep pink with cherry-red tints
Princess Annedeep pink
Leonardo da Vincicyclamen pink
Baronessefuchsia pink
Darcey Busselldark raspberry · contrastPink bedding roses echo the bright tone of the single flowers of 'Fil des Saisons' ('thread of the seasons').
Blue and purple perennials contrast with the bright pink:
For contrast beside the bright pink, blue and violet:
Where to plant. Groundcover, the front of a border, slopes, containers — it fills the space like a carpet.
Climate. USDA 6b–9b (to ≈ −20 °C) — in Ukraine it overwinters with the base of the shrub covered.
Care. Undemanding and continuously flowering; decorative hips in autumn. Minimal pruning.
Name. 'Fil des Saisons' — 'thread of the seasons': a reference to continuous flowering 'through all the seasons of the year'.
Breeding. Ann Velle Boudolf for Louis Lens N.V. (Belgium); 2003; code VELroso.
Significance. An undemanding low groundcover rose with single bright flowers, continuous bloom and decorative hips.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 6b–9b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To ≈ −20 °C; overwinters with cover.
Continuous (perpetual) throughout the season.
30–40 cm tall, about 80 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Typically healthy Lens breeding (exact rating unknown).
Sun; undemanding; flowers all season without a break.
Moderate.
