'R. pomifera' Rose

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'R. pomifera' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Museo Giardino della Rosa Antica

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Duplex
• Pomifera Duplex
• Rosa pomifera 'Duplex'
• Rosa villosa à fleurs semi-doubles
• R. villosa duplex
• Rosa villosa var. duplex Weston
• Rosier velu double
• Wolley-Dod's Rose

HMF Ratings:

71 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Misc. Old Garden Rose.
Exhibition name: Duplex

Origin:

Discovered by Unknown (before 1770).

Class:

Hybrid Villosa, Miscellaneous OGR.

Bloom:

Pink. Mild, apple fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Fragrant foliage.

Height: 5' to 9'10" (150 to 300cm). Width: 4' to 11½' (120 to 350cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Shade tolerant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Pentaploid

Parentage:

Rosa villosa L. × Unknown

Notes:

R. villosa var. duplex Weston ( before 1770), thought to be a hybrid of R. villosa and a tetraploid garden rose. See References.