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'Cherub' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Multiflora. Registration name: Cherub Exhibition name: Cherub
Bloom:
Salmon-pink, ages to carmine-pink . None to mild fragrance. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Tall, climbing. Small, glossy, medium green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, hedge or pillar. Vigorous. produces decorative hips.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
There is doubt that the rose in commerce today is the original 'Cherub'. The references are of interest and show the old Cherub begins to get lost after 1950 and changes out of its salmon pink wichuraiana frock, and into its pink, or pink-and-white multiflora dress. Some clones, if not all, appear to be 'Apple Blossom'.
Information received from Sandie Maclean reveals that proceeds from the sale of this rose were given to the Renown Kindergarten.
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