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'Madeline's Choice' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Shelley H
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Class:
Hybrid Spinosissima, Shrub.
Bloom:
Yellow and pink, ages to white . Sets black hips. Strong fragrance. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall.
Height: 8' to 10' (245 to 305cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b and warmer. Very hardy.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Sheila Holmes says the parentage of 'Madeline's Choice', which comes directly from Robert Erksine, is Rosa altaica x 'Scotch Rose' Rosa spinosissima.
Paul Olsen says the parentage given by Sheila Holmes is likely incorrect. I too was given the parentage directly from Robert Erskine (good friend of mine), and it was op Rosa altaica. I think it's likely the other parent was the native Rosa acicularis or R. woodsii, which would explain the pink tone of the flower. Note this cultivar supposedly has the same parentage as 'Beauty of Dropmore', but the flower form and colour of this cultivar is what one would expect from a Rosa altaica x R. spinosissima cross.
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