'Rosa micrugosa H.Henkel' Rose

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'Rosa micrugosa H.Henkel' rose Description

My HMF:

'<i>Rosa micrugosa</i> H.Henkel' rose photo

Photo courtesy of A Rose Man

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Micrugosa
• Rosa X micrugosa

HMF Ratings:

33 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Maurice Lévêque de Vilmorin (France, before 1905).
Introduced in Germany by Gärtnerei Henkel in 1910 as 'Rosa X micrugosa'.

Class:

Hybrid Roxburghii, Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub, Species Cross.

Bloom:

Light pink. Violet-pink. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage. 9 to 13 leaflets.

Height: up to 7' (up to 215cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rosa roxburghii Tratt. × Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Notes:

Rosa micrugosa H.Henkel [should be Fr. Henkel]. Gartenflora 59: 164, t.1581. 1910.
Round orange hips. Different opinions on parentage - see References.