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In his 1943 ARS annual article "Getting Rid of Blues and Thorns", Hansen wrote that Zitkala was released in 1942. It is a "hardy, double thornless red rose....the wood is smooth except for some weak bristles and a very few small thorns near the base of the main shoots....Flowers a brilliant velvety red, nearly 3 inches across, with 25 petals. A typical R. blanda plant, of strong upright habit, with red bark. After many years this is the first 'break' away from the light lavender-pink of the wild rose, to get the blue out of the red. Zitkala is the Teton Sioux Indian word for 'bird'...Pedigree: Rosa blanda (from Bonanza Springs, western Minnesota, on the east shore of Bigstone Lake) x pollen of the Amadis (or Crimson Boursault), an old English rose with deep crimson-purple flowers. In June, 1942, the original plant of Zitkala bloomed in profusion, with over 250 flowers. No seed hips resulted, so far."
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Wendy,
Thank you for posting this information. I have put a comment in the "Notes" section of the main page suggesting users refer to the Q & C tab for more information about the rose.
Smiles,
Lyn
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Is Zitkala recurrent? Fragrant? Thanks. Antonia in NH
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No, it isn't recurrent, nor is it particularly fragrant. It does have very dark red thornless (for the most part) canes.
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