"Rose Chrissy" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
Bloom:
Orange blend. [Orange, or yellow with orange-pink edges.]. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Glossy, reddish-purple foliage.
Height: 39" (100cm).
Growing:
Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
In Patricia Routley's garden, this rose sometimes has had very purple new foliage.
[A foundling rose given to Mostly Roses Nursery, Western Australia prior to 1997. In a special section of the 1997-1998 catalogue, the nursery wrote: "Rose Crissy". A lovely large flowered rose with reflexed petals. It is an "old world" looking rose, the colour of ripe oranges. Lovely fragrance. Medium
Possible i.d.: Van Rossem’s Jubilee. 1937.
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