'Excellenz von Schubert' Rose

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'Excellenz von Schubert' rose Description

My HMF:

'Excellenz von Schubert (polyantha, Lambert 1909)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

80 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Deep pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Excellenz von Schubert (polyantha, Lambert 1909)
Exhibition name: Excellenz von Schubert

Origin:

Bred by Peter Lambert (Germany, 1909).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1911 as 'Excellenz von Schubert'.

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Polyantha, Polyantha, Cl..

Bloom:

Carmine-pink. Strong fragrance. Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, climbing, upright. Dark green, dense foliage.

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

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, hedge or pillar. Vigorous. Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Madame Norbert Levavasseur × Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, Lambert, 1895/1901)

Notes:

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Excellenz von Schubert (Hybrid Musk) produces large clusters of lilac-pink pompons on long, arching canes... it is perhaps the best of the Lambertiana Roses -- a precursor to the Hybrid Musk class...