"Grannie's Rose" Description
Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter
Bloom:
Pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Growing:
USDA zone 3b through 9b. Hardy.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Modern Roses 10 says this rose is an old variety that was taken to eastern Canada by early settlers; its real name is lost. It suffers some dieback but survives Manitoba winters without protection..
Elliott & Pittao notes: University of Saskatchewan, referenced in WCSH History [Pittao], Frank Skinner was quoted by Roscoe Fillmore (1959) that it was an Old Garden Rose from eastern Canada that did well on the prairies. [Brian Porter]. F. Skinner says it came from Quebec in his book Horticultural Horizons [Brian Porter]
CRL say's "which one"
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