"Brooks Purple" Rose

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"Brooks Purple" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cass's Garden With Roses

Synonyms:

• "Brooks Gallica"

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid China.

Class:

Found Rose, Gallica / Provins, Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend. Redish purple deepening to royal purple. Mild, old rose, spice, sweet fragrance. up to 100 petals. Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, reflexed bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Medium, rounded buds.

Habit:

Medium, few or no prickles/thorns, suckers on its own roots. Semi-glossy foliage.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: up to 5½' (up to 165cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for pillar. Suitable for a pillar. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy. Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Notes:

Christiane Frost identifies "Brooks Gallica" as 'Frederic II de Prusse,' a hybrid china.

Others suggest "Brooks Gallica" may be the same rose as "Red Runaround" or as "Mary Lawrance's Shell Rose."