'Mr. John McNab' Rose

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'Mr. John McNab' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• John McNab

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Rugosa.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Frank Leith Skinner (Canada, 1932).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink. [Deep pink.]. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles.

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa rugosa var. kamschatica Regel × Rosa laxa Retzius

Notes:

Different parentages listed. See References

Although the breeder himself says that Rosa beggeriana was the pollen parent, what he knew as beggeriana was actually Rosa laxa, Retzius, as established in "Mislabeling and the Birth of a Legend." See References.