'Caporosso' Rose

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'Caporosso' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Rugosa.

Origin:

Bred by Quinto Mansuino (Italy, 1955).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Red. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Spreading. Dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: up to 11½' (up to 350cm). Width: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	R. rugosa
pollen:	Cécile Brunner × Tom Thumb (miniature, deVink, 1936)

Notes:

The nursery "La Campanella" gives a date of 1975 for 'Caporosso'. See Member Comments for the dating of 1955.
Exact seed and parents not known.