'Rosa macrantha 'Daisy Hill'' Rose

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'Rosa macrantha 'Daisy Hill'' rose Description

My HMF:

'<i>Rosa macrantha</i> 'Daisy Hill'' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Carolyn Parker

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Daisy Hill

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: Daisy Hill

Origin:

Bred by Thomas Smith (United Kingdom, circa 1900).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Daisy Hill Nursery in 1903 as 'Daisy Hill'.

Class:

Hybrid Macrantha, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink, white center. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, single to semi-double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm). Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).

Growing:

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

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

[hybrid of Rosa X waitziana var. macrantha Rehd.]

Notes:

An important parent rose.
Sets hips.
The San Jose Heritage Rose Garden says the breeder of Daisy Hill is Smith... and in Roll Call: The Old Rose Breeder, Brent C. Dickerson says the breeder is T. Smith, Daisy Hill Nursery.

The 2002 Catalogue from Pépinières Loubert also says the breeder is Smith and assigns a date of 1906. Jäger says breeder is Desportes.
See References for clarification.