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'Star of the Republic' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL
HMF Ratings:
38 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: Star of the Republic
Exhibition name: Star of the Republic
Bloom:
Peach - apricot, lighter outer petals. Moderate, damask, myrrh fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Medium-large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Prolific, spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.
Habit:
Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, spreading. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower, garden, hedge, landscape, pillar or specimen. Hardy. heat tolerant. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
In a COMMENTS post on 12 NOV 21 by AndrewBarocco wrote that he had Mike Shoup's "original notes and the correct parentage for Star of the Republic is: Graham Thomas x Seedling of R. wichuriana thornless".
Accordingly, the parentage has been corrected from what is reported in Modern Roses as 'Graham Thomas' X R. abyssinica.
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