'Cantabrigiensis' Rose

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'Cantabrigiensis' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• R. cantabrigiensis
• Rosa cantabrigiensis hort. ex S.Weaver
• Rosa pteragonis cantabrigiensis
• Rosa X cantabrigiensis
• Rosa X pteragonis 'Cantabrigiensis'
• The Cambridge Rose

HMF Ratings:

82 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Shrub.
Exhibition name: Cantabrigiensis

Origin:

Bred by Dr. C. C. Hurst (United Kingdom, circa 1922).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in circa 1937 as 'Rosa X pteragonis 'Cantabrigiensis''.

Class:

Shrub, Species Cross.

Bloom:

Light yellow, ages to cream . Moderate fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Large, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading, upright, well-branched. Small, light green foliage. 7 to 11 leaflets.

Height: 6'7" to 16'5" (200 to 500cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden or specimen. Can be grown as a shrub. Prune dead wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa hugonis Hemsl. synonym × Rosa sericea var hookeri Regel synonym

Notes:

Rosa x pteragonis is the name for all hybrids of Rosa hugonis and Rosa sericea. Cantabrigiensis is the specific cultivar produced by C. C. Hurst at Cambridge in 1922 or 1923. See References.
Sets hips.