'Rosemary Rose' Rose

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'Rosemary Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Rosemary Rose

Origin:

Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1954).
Introduced in United Kingdom by C. Gregory & Son Ltd. in 1954 as 'Rosemary Rose'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Rosemary Rose'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, carmine-pink shading. Camellia-form. Moderate fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in large clusters, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Bronze-green foliage.

Height: up to 30" (up to 75cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 282

Rosemary Rose, 282, G. de Ruiter, Voorweg 62, Hazerswoude.

Parentage:

Gruss an Teplitz × Floribunda seedling

Notes:

Named for the daughter of C. W. Gregory