'Arkansas Rose' Rose

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'Arkansas Rose' Description

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Photo courtesy of quendery

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa angustiarum Cockerell synonym
• Rosa arkansana Porter
• Rosa arkansanoides Schneider synonym
• Rosa blanda var. arkansana (Porter) synonym
• Rosa lunellii Greene synonym
• Rosa rydbergii Greene synonym
• RSM 01

HMF Ratings:

147 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.

Origin:

Discovered by Unknown (1880).
Introduced by Unknown in 1917 as 'Rosa arkansana Porter'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Light pink to deep pink. Also white. up to 5 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bristly , bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 7 to 11 leaflets.

Height: 1' to 4' (30 to 120cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3a and warmer. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Section Cinnamomeae. This rose was named for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado. Rosa arkansana was first described by Professor Thomas C. Porter as a result of plant collections made by the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado from 1861 through 1873. See references.
See also Rosa arkansana var. suffulta