'Rosier du Kamtschatka' Rose

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'Rosier du Kamtschatka' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Museo Giardino della Rosa Antica

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Kamchatka Rose
• Kamtchatica
• Rosa kamtchatica Vent. synonym
• R. rugosa kamschatica
• Rosa rugosa var. kamschatica Regel
• Rosa X kamtchatica Vent.

HMF Ratings:

46 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Shrub.
Exhibition name: Kamtchatica

Origin:

Discovered by Unknown (before 1798).
Introduced in France by Cels frères in before 1798 as 'Rosa kamtchatica Vent. synonym'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Species Cross.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 2.25". Medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Dark green foliage. 7 to 11 leaflets.

Height: up to 7' (up to 215cm). Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2a through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa davurica Pall. × Rosa rugosa Thunb.

Notes:

Lots of small, bright red hips.
ARS Classification per MRM XI: Species
Rosa kamtchatica Vent. Descr. Pl. Nouv. t. 67. 1802 (22 Mar 1802)
R. rugosa var. kamschatica (Vent.) Rehder (1878)
According to The Plant List this taxon is unresolved.
[Source: L'Haÿ-les-roses Label]