Lavender Lassie
(Hybrid Musk, 1960) – orchid pink. Perhaps one of the most popular Hybrid Musks, Lavender Lassie forms a tall arching
monster of a shrub that will just as easily climb if grown in 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. It will also tolerate some shade
getting by on 4 hours of direct. Don’t let the catchy name fool you, "Lavender" Lassie is not lavender but instead a cool pink.
This is the rose you often see growing up a birdhouse in those Garden Shed magazines. It also looks wonderful growing next
to the apricot yellow Buff Beauty. Disease resistance is good so it is worth trying in a no spray garden. The strong Damask
like fragrance has a musky top note that is wonderfully appealing. Winter hardy to zone 6.
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