'Summer Blush' Rose

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'Summer Blush' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosenschule Ruf

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• SIEsummer

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Deep pink Alba.
Registration name: SIEsummer

Origin:

Bred by Rolf Sievers (Germany, 1974).

Class:

Alba.

Bloom:

Deep pink to red. Strong, sweet fragrance. Very full (41+ petals), quartered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Upright. Semi-glossy foliage.

Height: 9'10" to 13'1" (300 to 400cm). Width: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a through 9b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Maiden's Blush (alba) × Hamburger Phoenix

Notes:

Bred 1974, registered 1988.
Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says Sievers bred this rose in 1984 and classifies it as a Hybrid Alba... the flowers are medium red, fully double, and sometimes quartered... This rose is growing at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden.