'Rosa arkansana var. suffulta' Rose

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'Rosa arkansana var. suffulta' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa arkansana</i> var. <i>suffulta</i> (Greene) Cockerell' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cavallo

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa heliophila Greene Synonym
• Rosa pratincola Greene synonym
• Rosa suffulta Greene synonym

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.

Origin:

Discovered by Edward Lee Greene (United States, 1899).

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Pink. 5 petals. Average diameter 1.25". Small, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Short, armed with thorns / prickles, bristly , bushy. Matte foliage. 5 to 11 leaflets.

Height: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Varies - see references

Parentage:

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Notes:

Rosa arkansana var. suffulta (Greene) Cockerell (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27(2): 88. 1900)

Named by Greene from a specimen given to him by Dr. George Vasey of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Native from New Mexico and Texas north into Alberta and Ontario, Canada and east to New York, and Massachusetts.
Distinguished from Rosa arkansana var. arkansana by stipular leaflets that stand up somewhat. "Suffulta" means supported, propped up in Latin.