'The Queen' Rose

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'The Queen' rose Description

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Synonyms:

• Ayrshire Queen (Ayrshire, Rivers, 1835)
• Queen (Ayrshire, Rivers, 1835)
• Reine (Arvensis, Rivers, 1835)
• Rivers' Queen

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Ayrshire.

Origin:

Bred by Thomas Rivers & Son Ltd. (United Kingdom, 1835).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1899 as 'Queen'.

Class:

Ayrshire, Climber, Hybrid Moschata.

Bloom:

Dark purplish crimson. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form.

Habit:

Climbing.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Blush Ayrshire × Tuscany (gallica, unknown before 1819

Notes:

The classification as 'Hybrid Moschata' is an artifact of some early rosarians having an expanded view of what constituted a Musk Rose, that included various vigorous climbers, and, apparently Ayrshire roses. William Paul listed this variety [as 'Queen'] under the heading: 'The Hybrid Musk and Other Hybrids'.

The rose in commerce as 'Ayrshire Queen' is not Rivers' cultivar, but probably 'Ayrshire Splendens'.