'Gem of the Prairies' Rose

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'Gem of the Prairies' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lee Sherman's High Desert Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bijou des Prairies

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Setigera.
Registration name: Gem of the Prairies

Origin:

Bred by Adolphus G. Burgess (United States, 1860). Bred by Joseph Schwartz (France, 1878).

Class:

Hybrid Setigera.

Bloom:

Rose-red. Light crimson blotched with white. Does not sucker. Moderate fragrance. 65 petals. Double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 20' (610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Queen of the Prairies × Madame Laffay (hybrid perpetual, Laffay, 1839)

Notes:

Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says the flowers are rosy lavender-red, edged white...
See the rose in commerce as Geschwind's Orden, which bears a striking resemblance to this rose. It seems that 'Gem of the Prairies' in commerce is mislabeled.