'Ross Rambler 4' Rose

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'Ross Rambler 4' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Don H

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Percy H. Wright (Canada, before 1960). Bred by Walter Schowalter (Canada, circa 1966).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

White, yellow stamens. Mild to strong fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.75".

Habit:

7 to 9 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer.

Breeder's notes:

Percy Wright gave W Schowalter 46 seedlings; this is a selection from these. This is Ross Rambler (RR) #4. "More of a R. altaica type to 3m with arching canes. Pale pink buds open to white, single, 5 petalled snow-white flowers, 7cm in diameter. Leaflets 7 to 9, forms hips but no seed" [WS notes]

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Ross Rambler × Unknown

Notes:

A seedling from Ross Rambler, open-pollinated. Pollen parent was probably Altaica. Probably triploid.