'Forstmeisters Heim' Rose

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'Forstmeisters Heim' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Setigera.

Origin:

Bred by Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (Austria-Hungary (former), before 1885).

Class:

Hybrid Setigera, Rambler.

Bloom:

Crimson. None / no fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Dense foliage.

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Data received from Erich Unmuth of Vienna Austria. from the Rosenlexikon compiled by August Jäger 1936. This states that this rose is a Hybrid Bourbon x R. Alpina
The correct name seems to be the ungrammatical 'Forstmeister Heim' - see statement by Geschwind (1911) and early references.