'Rose ruge' Rose

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'Rose ruge' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bo Fransson

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Capreolata Ruga
• Rosa ruga Lindl.
• Rosa X ruga Lindl.
• Ruga
• Runga
• Tea Scented Ayrshire

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Ayrshire.

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Clare (Italy, before 1830).
Introduced in Australia by Thomas Lang in 1866 as 'Ruga'.

Class:

Ayrshire.

Bloom:

Pink, pink undertones, ages to white . Moderate fragrance. Medium, semi-double to double, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing.

Height: 20' (610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very hardy. very vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Hume's Blush Tea-scented China × Ayrshire

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage. 'Ruga' was synonymous with 'Venusta Pendula' in Germany in 1914 - see References.
The drawings of 'Ruga' from 1830 and 1910 are quite different, so that it seems that the rose was mislabeled already at the end of the 19th century.