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"Crafers Pink" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
Bloom:
Pink. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Rounded buds.
Habit:
Tall, arching.
Height: 4'11" (150cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
This large fountaining shrub was collected in the Adelaide hills, South Australia. Season: Early. In South Australia, starts well before the gallicas, alba’s and mosses. Sets no hips. Prickles on basal canes.
Possible Identifications Athalin (bourbon, Jacques, pre 1829) - eliminated because it was a good seed bearer Belle sans Flatterie - the 1936 reference says this repeats. Blairii No. 2. - eliminated because it seems to have fewer petals, grows taller, and sets the odd hip. Brennus - an 1875 reference said it was a good seed bearer (there are no descendants listed for Brennus). Colour may not be compatible. Chenedole - eliminated. Too red (crimson) and sets hips. Cheshunt Hybrid - eliminated as colour seems too dark. Coup d’Hebe, eliminated, bloom is cupped. Desiree Parmentier - the rose-in-commerce flowers late and has many prickles. Duchesse de Buccleugh - but said to flower later in the season. Majestueuse (hybrid china) - eliminated as one reference said it wad a good seed bearer. Ipsilante - eliminated because of its lilac pink colour. Ispahan has been eliminated as a possible identification. - why? Nestor - conflicting references on prickles. President de Seze - eliminated because of its lilac pink colour.
Other roses yet to be considered are,, Leopold de Bauffremont, Magna Rosea.
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