'Rosa chinensis var. cruenta' Rose

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'Rosa chinensis var. cruenta' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of mashamcl

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Bengale cramoisi double
• Bengale pourpre double
• Bengale Rouge (china, pre-1800)
• Bengale Sanguine
• Cruenta
• La Sanguin
• Pourpre Sanguine
• Rosa indica cruenta Red. & Thory
• Rosa indica rubra Andr.
• Rosier du Bengale à fleurs pourpre doubles
• Sanguin
• Sanguine (china)

HMF Ratings:

70 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red China.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (China, before 1800).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Thomas Evans in 1808 as 'Rosa indica rubra Andr.'.

Class:

China / Bengale.

Bloom:

Crimson or dark red, purple shading, white undertones. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Glossy, reddish-purple foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Information for this rose comes from Pépinières Loubert's 2002 Catalogue.

[Two different 'Sanguin' in references, one possibly a semperflorens, another a chinensis Jacq.
'Bengale Sanguin' in commerce today is not as double as the early descriptions and is probably a different China.]