'Double Carlos Red' Rose

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'Double Carlos Red' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Robert Mackay Erskine (Canada, before 2003).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Rose-red. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.

Habit:

Height: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 8b. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Athabasca × R. woodsii
pollen:	Carlos Red

Notes:

Parentage disputed:
‘Albertan’ x ‘Carlos Red’ (Olsen); (‘Athabasca’ x R. woodsii) x ‘Carlos Red’(R. woodsii) [S Holmes],

R. acicularis (75-100% acc. to Erskine) 'Carlos Red' x 'Athabasca' (found in north AB—believed to be wild rose); Porter: “after 1962...R. woodsii...” Holmes {‘Albertan’ x ‘Carlos Red’ (Olsen); (‘Athabasca’ x R. woodsii) x ‘Carlos Red’(R. woodsii) [S Holmes]} both of these say the same thing [Pittao]