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Dainty Bess
by Willie & Sue Hollinger
Category: Hybrid Tea
Dainty Bess is a beautiful delicate rose that has been around for over
75 years. This rose has been beautiful from the first year I planted it
and is easy to grow. She has pink five-petaled blooms with ruffly edges.
The silky pink petals are sensitive to light, opening and closing over
the stamens. Her growth is tall and upright and the foliage is a soft
green. Her stamens make a bright eye and remind you of long maroon eyelashes.
Dainty Bess grows approximately four feet and her flowers are in clusters.
Best grown in well-drained soil in full to part shade. Removing spent
flowers encourages a continuous bloom cycle. Dainty Bess is a tough rose
and can withstand very cold temperatures and has good disease resistance.
Dainty Bess was hybridized in England by W.E.B. and Daughter Archer and
was introduced in 1925 and was winner of the gold medal from England's
National Rose Society in 1925. You can always find her on the show table.
Dainty Bess has an ARS rating of 8.9.
Many visitors to my garden have never seen a single-petaled rose. This
rose is unique and would certainly make anyone's garden more beautiful.
What fascinates me is she has been sharing her beauty for over 75 years!
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