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'Tusc-o-jam' rose Description
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Photo courtesy of Barden, Paul
Bloom:
Rose-pink and lilac, white reverse, violet blending. Strong, anise, licorice, myrrh, opinions vary fragrance. 25 to 40 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, globular, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Prolific, once-blooming spring or summer. Medium, rounded buds.
Habit:
Tall, arching, climbing, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.
Height: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm). Width: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer. Can be used for landscape or shrub. Very hardy. vigorous. drought resistant. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, blackspot resistant, mildew resistant, very rust resistant. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.
Breeder's notes:
Nicknamed "Tusc-O-Jam" this is a breeding plant only. It is the pollen parent of 'Siren's Keep'. Presumed Tetraploid but untested.
None of its parents exhibits the Licorice/Myrrh fragrance, and yet this seedling has inherited it. I have found over the years that any time you introduce "pure" Gallica strains into a breeding program with modern shrubs, this fragrance will appear spontaneously in some of the offspring. Some have suggested that this scent came specifically from the Ayreshire Splendens line, but I am inclined to think that such fragrances can come out of any breeding line when combining the right parents.
I have listed this rose as having blooms with "weak necks", which actually means that its natural habit is to display blooms in a pendant manner. This is not a flaw, but rather an ideal way to display the bloom so as to show the wonderful combination of a pale reverse and the lavender-pink inner petals.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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