'Yatkan' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter
ARS:
Deep pink Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: Yatkan
Bloom:
Pink. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Upright.
Height: up to 8' (up to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 2b through 8b. Very hardy. produces decorative hips.
Breeder's notes:
Hansen's comments in the South Dakota State College Bulletin 224 p. 53 state that the pedigree is somewhat uncertain but very likely Gruss an Teplitz X La Melusine.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
See Breeder's note. Hansen was not sure of the parentage of this rose. He thought it was likely Gruss an Teplitz X La Melusine.
Hansen stated that this was 2 1/2 inches across, pure pink in color and bloomed through July [in South Dakota--zone 4]
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