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"Jane Wellingham" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
Bloom:
Red. With lilac pink filaments. Petals seem revolute with age. Glandular pedicels. Sets round hips. Single to semi-double bloom form.
Habit:
Short, armed with thorns / prickles.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
The lady's correct name was Jane Willingham. Died May 19, 1927, aged 83. Refer Members Comments. Found at Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.
'Red Letter Day' 1914 is a possibility.
Discarded possibilities Warrior 1906. Thornless, bloom seems more cupped, and was said to have an “elongated button” (?hip)
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