'Rosa Scharnkeana Graebn.' Rose

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'Rosa Scharnkeana Graebn.' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa Scharnkeana</i> Graebn.' rose photo

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa X scharnkeana Graebner

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ARS:

Species.

Origin:

Bred by Hermann Zabel (Germany, before 1895).
Introduced by Unknown in before 1900 as 'Rosa Scharnkeana Graebn.'.

Class:

Species Cross.

Bloom:

Purple - pink. Single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Glandular sepals, rounded buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading, suckers on its own roots. Glossy foliage. 7 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 20" to 39" (50 to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. × Rosa nitida Willd.

Notes:

The references disagree on the respective seed and pollen parent. We follow here the original publication by Graebner.