'Brenda' Rose

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'Brenda' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of William Grant

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink.
Registration name: Brenda (hybrid rubiginosa, Penzance 1894)

Origin:

Bred by Lord Penzance (United Kingdom, 1894).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Keynes, Williams & Co. as 'Brenda'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1896 as 'Brenda'.

Class:

Hybrid Rubiginosa.

Bloom:

Light pink, white center. Peach-pink. Moderate fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form.

Habit:

Climbing. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 9'10" to 19'8" (300 to 600cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Brenda is a character in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Pirate" (1822).