'Gwen Nash' Rose

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'Gwen Nash' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: Gwen Nash
Exhibition name: Gwen Nash

Origin:

Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1920).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1920 as 'Gwen Nash'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Seashell-pink, white center, darker edges. Moderate fragrance. 12 petals. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosy Morn (climber, Clark, 1912) × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Some of the pictures of the 'Gwen Nash' in commerce in Australia appear to be a paler version from the original "cyclamen pink running down to a white center" rose.