'Felicite Parmentier' is a hybrid old-fashioned alba shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier of Belgium in 1836. Parentage is unknown. It will grow 3-4 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide in a dense upright form. Plant in full sun to partial shade in amended moist well-drained garden soil. Prune lightly the first two years then prune after flowering to 1/3 its size. Remove dead or diseased canes. The 2-3 inch flowers are light pink and fade to cream, are usually quartered with 26-40 petals and a strong fragrance. They bloom once in spring or summer in tight clusters. The leaves are gray-green on stems with prickles. Received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Use this shrub in groups as a hedge or in the border. Plant in a cutting garden, English garden or cottage garden. It could also be grown in a container. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for diseases encouraged by humidity like black-spot, rust and powdery mildew. 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.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Low
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Dense; Erect
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gray/Silver; Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf shape
Oblong
Leaf margin
Serrate
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Green-grey leaves
Flower color
Pink; White
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Dome
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
Very dense 2-3 inch pink blooms, fading towards the outside to faintly pink or white. Has a sweet fragrance. Quarted blooms with 26-40 petals. Blooms once in spring or summer.