'Charles Darwin' Rose

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'Charles Darwin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Charles Darwin (Hybrid Perpetual, Laxton, 1869)

Origin:

Bred by Thomas Laxton (United Kingdom, 1869).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Paul and Son / George Paul in 1879 as 'Charles Darwin'.
Introduced in Australia by Edwin Smith, Clifton Nursery in 1885 as 'Charles Darwin'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, brown shading. Moderate fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cupped-to-flat, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in Shrewsbury, England. He died on April 19, 1882 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.