• Rosa woodsii 'Longfellow'

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Species.

Discovered by Walter Schowalter (Canada, circa 1960).

Species / Wild.  

Pink, yellow stamens.  Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form.  

Tall, bushy.  

Height: 4'11" to 11½' (150 to 350cm).  

USDA zone 3a and warmer.  Can be used for shrub.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Do not prune.  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.  

Discovered in wild near Rumsey, AB Twelve feet tall in wild, makes 6 foot stems in one year. Small light pink flowers sparsely produced, hips very small. [WS notes]

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A species selection of a tall-growing Rosa woodsii found among poplars, 1.5 miles N.W. of Rumsey [Alberta, Canada]. Selection made by Walter Schowalter, so Longfellow is not actually a hybridized rose.