'Augusta' Rose

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'Augusta' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Origin:

Bred by Percy H. Wright (Canada, 1953).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Central Experimental Farm) in circa 1953 as 'Augusta'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Rose-red. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals), flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

See Comments for statement that this rose is a distant hybrid of R. laxa Retzius.
Named "Augusta" because it blooms freely in August.