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• Ottawa
• Rugosa Ottawa

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Bred by Dr. Felicitas Svejda (Canada, 1969).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Central Experimental Farm) in 1984 as 'Ottawa'.

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.  

Deep pink.  

USDA zone 3b and warmer.  Very hardy.  

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One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.

R. rugosa species seeds collected by a Canadian botanist at Hokkaido, Japan.

Insect resistant strain of R. rugosa typica collected by a botanist on Hokkaido, Japan [Confirmed by Felicitas Svejda] [Elliott]