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'Large Double Two-Coloured' rose Description
'<i>Rosa spinosissima bicolor</i> Andr.' rose photo
Photo courtesy of CybeRose
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Spinosissima.
Registration name: King of Scots
Exhibition name: King of Scots
Origin:
Bred by Robert Brown (Scotland, before 1803).
Introduced in Scotland by Dickson and Brown / Dickson and Turnbull in 1803 as 'Large Double Two-Coloured'.
Class:
Hybrid Spinosissima.  
Bloom:
Dark red, purple shading, light pink reverse.  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles.  Small foliage.  
Growing:
Hardy.  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.  Prune lightly or not at all.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Two of the earliest Scotch Roses were called 'bicolor' or two-coloured; this record is for the larger semi-double or double rose. For the smaller single or semi-double rose, see 'Bicolor' (Syn. 'Small Double Two-coloured Scotch').
See also 'Mary Queen of Scots', discovered by Lady Moore in 1921.
 
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