'Casper' Rose

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'Casper' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Magna Charta

HMF Ratings:

46 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Magna Charta
Exhibition name: Magna Charta

Origin:

Bred by Paul and Son (United Kingdom, before 1875).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Magna Charta'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Pink, carmine-pink shading. Moderate, damask fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall.

Height: 4' to 10' (120 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a and warmer. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Joyce Demits at Tanglewood Farms says Magna Charta has very large layered blooms of light crimson.
The claim that it is the pink sport of 'Mme. Gabriel Luizet' is not supported by literature.