'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' Rose

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'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of leander

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Conrad F. Meyer

HMF Ratings:

83 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Franz Hermann Müller (Germany, 1893).
Introduced in Switzerland by Otto Froebel in 1899 as 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1903 as 'Conrad Ferdinand Meyer'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light pink, silver(y) shading. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 4.25". Very large, very double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, climbing. Leathery foliage.

Height: 6' to 10' (185 to 305cm). Width: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Hardy. very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	Gloire de Dijon (Tea Noisette, Jacotot, 1849) × Duc de Rohan (Hybrid Perpetual, Lévêque, 1861)
pollen:	Germanica (hybrid rugosa, Müller, 1886)

Notes:

Different parentages have been reported, including reversal of seed and pollen parents. See References