Celeste is an old hybrid shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred in the Netherlands by an unknown person in the 1700s. Parentage is unknown. Celeste will grow 5-7 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide in a bushy form. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended well-drained garden soil. Prune when flowering is completed. Very cold resistant. The 2-3 inch shell pink flowers with yellow stamens are semi-double with a strong sweet fragrance. It blooms once in June-July. The attractive foliage is gray-green and the canes have prickles. It has achieved the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Use this shrub in the border, as a hedge or a specimen in a formal or informal garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Cornelia'Rosa 'Duet'Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gray/Silver; Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Glossy gray-green leaves
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
2-3 inch shell pink flowers with yellow stamens in an open cupped form. Semi-double with 17-25 petals. Blooms once in summer.