'Woodrow' Rose

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'Woodrow' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Synonyms:

• Rosa arkansana var. suffulta 'Woodrow'
• Rosa arkansana 'Woodrow'

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Species.
Exhibition name: Woodrow

Origin:

Discovered by Miss Alice Hunt (Canada, 1925).
Introduced in Canada by Percy H. Wright in 1936 as 'Woodrow'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Light pink. 60 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Very double bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Suckers on its own roots.

Height: 1' to 18" (30 to 45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 8b. Very hardy. very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to rust .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

This information was emailed to us: Discovered by Miss Alice Hunt about 1925 near Woodrow, Saskatchewan, and introduced by Percy Wright. The flowers are so double that it produces very little pollen.

Natural double sport of R. suffulta ( R. arkansana) collected in 1925 by Miss A. Hunt of Woodrow, SK; R. suffulta (arkansana) clone with double flowers [Phillips/Migneault]