'Rosa X malyi Kern.' rose Description
Photo courtesy of bernard loubert
Origin:
Discovered by Franz Maly (Austria-Hungary (former), before 1869).
Bloom:
Deep pink. Deep pink with small white blotch at petal base. Average diameter 1.25". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Upright. Matte foliage. 7 to 9 leaflets.
Height: up to 1' (up to 30cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Produces decorative hips.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Discovered by the Court gardener Franz Maly in Monte Santo and higher Dalmatian mountains.
From the curator of the University of Helsinki Botanical Museum:
'Kempeleen Kaunotar' is a strain of Rosa x malyi selected by the Kempele nursery of northern Finland 20 km south of larger city of Oulu by the Bothnian Bay. Rosa x malyi is thought to occur naturally in the Austrian Alps.
GST lists the parentage of Rosa x malyi as R. pimpinellifolia x R. pendulina at p. 113.
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