'Nicolas' Rose

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'Nicolas' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of prairie_northrose

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Ian S. Ogilvie (Canada, 1983). Bred by Dr. Felicitas Svejda (Canada, 1983).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada L'Assomption Quebec in 1996 as 'Nicolas'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Explorer Series Collection)

Bloom:

Red. up to 20 petals. Average diameter 3". Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" (75cm). Width: 30" (75cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

B08 (Svejda) × L03 AgCan

Notes:

The detailed parentage given here is that presented by Dr. Svejda in her book The Canadian Explorer Roses, p. 44. Only part of the parentage of this rose was included in an earlier announcement which gave it as (Queen Elizabeth × Arthur Bell) x (Double Red Simonet × Von Scharnhorst).