"Bengal Fire" Rose

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"Bengal Fire" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Indica stellulata
• Miss Lowe
• Miss Lowe's Variety
• Rosa indica var. 'Miss Lowe' Hort.

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: Miss Lowe's Variety
Exhibition name: Miss Lowe's Variety

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1887).

Class:

Found Rose, China / Bengale, Tea.

Bloom:

Crimson. Opens pink or light crimson, deepens to crimson.. None to mild fragrance. 5 to 6 petals. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Semi-glossy, medium green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 2' to 6' (60 to 185cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 10b. Can be used for hedge, landscape or shrub. Prefers full sun. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune lightly or not at all. Remove unproductive wood every third year or so. Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Notes:

"Bengal Fire" is probably the same as 'Miss Lowe's Variety,' according to Vintage Gardens.