Else
Poulsen
Earth Kind is an important designation given to select roses by
the Texas A&M University Agriculture program. Earth Kind Roses
have been through rigorous statewide testing and evaluation by
a team of horticultural experts and found to possess the high
level of landscape performance and utstanding disease and insect
tolerance/resistance required to for this special designation.
Earth Kind
Roses are among the most thoroughly tested and environmentally
responsible plants for the use in Texas landscapes. These roses
do very well in almost any soil type, from the well-drained
acid sands of East Texas to the poorly aerated, highly alkaline
clays of central and Southwest Texas. Earth Kind roses are certainly
not immune to pest problems. However, their tolerance to pests
is so great that they rarely require the use of chemical pesticides.
Else Poulsen
was introduced by Danish breeder S. Poulsen in 1924 as a cross
of ‘Orleans Rose’ x ‘Red Star’. Poulsen
originally classed this selection as a Polyantha Hybrid. However
it was not until 1952 that the term Floribunda was adopted and
the rose was re-classified.
Else Poulsen
bears small, 2” - 3” single, rose-pink fl owers, each
with approximately 10 petals. These flowers occur in clusters
of 3-12 blooms each, on long stems, from early spring to fi
rst frost. This is a vigorously growing, upright rose that reaches
a mature size of 5’ x 5’. The foliage of Else Poulsen
has an unusual bronze cast when young, with a glossy sheen.
Landscape
Uses:
This selection is best suited for use in background plantings.
Else Poulsen is most frequently used in the landscape for the
quantity of blooms and as an accent between other perennials
and shrubs.
The Earth
Kind designation also ensures that Else Poulsen is extremely
resource efficient with outstanding landscape performance characteristics.
Join
the Earth Kind Rose Brigade:
We invite you to become a member of the “Earth Kind Rose
Brigade,” a group of dedicated amateurs helping to conduct
advanced field testing of experimental rose selections. Your
participation will be educational as well as valuable in providing
information to the Earth Kind Team of Extension specialists
and research scientists at Texas A&M University.
To
participate, simply purchase and plant one or more of the Brigade
roses then, at one, two, three, and four years after transplanting,
provide the benefit of your growing experience.
These
cultivars should be planted where they will receive at least
8 hours of direct sun each day with good air movement over the
foliage. The use of compost and organic mulches is encouraged.
