'Simon Fraser' Rose

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'Simon Fraser' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Shelley H

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: Simon Fraser

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Ian S. Ogilvie (Canada, 1986). Bred by Dr. Felicitas Svejda (Canada, 1986).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada L'Assomption Quebec in 1999 as 'Simon Fraser'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Explorer Series Collection)

Bloom:

Pink, ages to light pink . Mild fragrance. 5 to 22 petals. Average diameter 2". Single to semi-double, cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Can be used for ground cover. Very hardy. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to disease.

Breeder's notes:

See References.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 9,178 on 27 Jun 1995 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/207,028 on 7 Mar 1994

The new variety of shrub rose plant of the present invention was created by artificial pollination during 1986 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was [Bonanza.times.)Arthur Bell.times.(Red Dawn.times.Suzanne)], and the male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was [(Rosa kordesii) open pollinated.times.(Rosa kordesii) open pollinated.times.Champlain)].

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

B04 (Svejda) × Frontenac

Notes:

The parentage announced at the time of release, [Rosa kordesii open pollinated x Rosa kordesii open pollinated] × [[Red Dawn × Suzanne] × Champlain], is incorrect. The parentage given here is what the breeder herself has announced in her book The Canadian Explorer Roses. See References for Dr. Svejda's explanation.

Royall River Roses says this rose's first flush produces mid pink, 2", single flowers in clusters of 1 to 4 while repeat bloom produces semi-double, 22 petal blossoms...

Sam Kedem says this rose is a good choice for Northern gardens.