"Old Spanish Rose" Rose

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"Old Spanish Rose" Description

My HMF:

'Russelliana (hybrid multiflora, Unknown pre - 1826)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Cottage Rose (Unknown, pre 1826)
• Grevillei scarlet
• Pallagi panaché
• Russelliana
• Russell's Cottage Rose
• Scarlet Grevillei

HMF Ratings:

84 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Multiflora.
Registration name: Russelliana (hybrid multiflora, Unknown pre - 1826)

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1826).

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Multiflora.

Bloom:

Violet-red to lilac, darker center, lighter edges. Strong fragrance. Medium, very double, flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing. Fragrant foliage.

Height: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm). Width: up to 10' (up to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a through 9b. Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

hybrid of Rosa multiflora Thunb.

Notes:

Parentage is uncertain, see References.
Mentioned in The American Rose Annual of 1926, p. 17... vivid purplish crimson and white...
A rose named 'Souvenir de la Bataille de Marengo' never existed, this seems to be an invention of Nancy Lindsay - see references.
See the 1846 reference for the synonym 'Pallagi panaché'.