'Black Boy' Rose

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'Black Boy' rose Description

My HMF:

'Black Boy (moss, Kordes, 1958)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Old Glory

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

28 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Moss.
Registration name: Black Boy (moss, Kordes, 1958)

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, 1958).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Black Boy'.

Class:

Centifolia, Moss, Moss - Modern.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 4'11" (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

World's Fair × Nuits de Young (Moss, Laffay, 1845)

Notes:

In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data was taken on well-established roses.