'Pink Masquerade' Rose

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'Pink Masquerade' rose Description

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Synonyms:

• Simonet S42

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Robert Simonet (Canada, circa 1975).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Rose-pink. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.

Growing:

USDA zone 3a and warmer. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Masquerade (floribunda, Boerner 1949)
pollen:	Rosa laxa Retzius × Unknown

Notes:

In letters to Percy Wright, Simonet comments on the pink laxa seedling he used in many of his crosses.

December 13, 1973--"Skinner's] Pink Laxa hybrid . . . a shorter plant, only . . . five feet high . . . is the one I have used in my hybrids.”

February 6, 1974--"I have also used a hybrid of [laxa] from Dr. Skinner, his “Pink Laxa Hybrid,” a semi-double.

May 3, 1974--"I used the pollen of a semi-double pink one that Dr. Skinner . . . sent me. It makes a smaller bush which is also repeat blooming and also has flowers in clusters. No disease has been noticed. This hybrid is likely of the same parentage as Dr. Skinner’s Suzanne that is, Rosa laxa x Rosa spinosissima F2."