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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Bloom Color: Medium pink (mp)
Bloom Shape: Double
Flower Fragrance: Slightly Fragrant Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Shrub
Patent Information: Non-patented
Other Details: Shade-tolerant
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings
On May 3, 2007, lincolngirl from China Grove, NC (Zone 7a) wrote:
This is such a beautiful rose, and grows beautifully. In poor clay soil in NC with some amendment added, it has adapted well and outperforms most other roses I have had. Truly a keeper! Not well suited for cut flowers, as the blooms soon drop their petals after cutting, still it is gorgeous to enjoy outdoors. Slightly fragrant with stunning color.
On Jun 14, 2006, dakotaroser from Kingston, NH wrote:
my first rose to open up this year(after so much rain here in
southern New Hampshire) I watched the first bloom get beat
down by weeks worth of rain, it recovered and put on a
show day after day. The blooms don't last all that long but the
bush is loaded with blooms for weeks,
they are beautiful and have nice foliage and its a tall strong
rose bush. Its super hardy and I've moved it three times over the past year and a half and it
takes the dry or moist areas pretty well. I'm including many
of these rugoses around the yard, looking forward to the
fall rose hips and the reddish canes for winter. Hopefully
I'll put on some photos!
On Sep 30, 2005, northgrass from West Chazy, NY (Zone 4b) wrote:
This rose forms a 4" shrub with reddish stems. It has not been bothered by anything in the 10 years since I planted it. With some fertilizing, it had repeat blooms this year. A worthwhile rose to grow if like me, you live where winter are very cold, Zone 4b. And not least, it is also fragrant.
On Oct 21, 2004, jsandco from West Bend, WI (Zone 5b) wrote:
I like this rose. It's very hardy, doesn't seem to get black spot, has very fragrant flowers, good fall color ranging from maroon to yellow, and the canes turn a deep red in the winter. Occasional bright red hips. Does suffer from mildew in humid weather, but this usually clears up on it's own when the weather is drier. Blooms early, with lighter repeat bloom throughout the summer.
On Aug 31, 2002, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
My favorite rose (so far) - the foliage was resistant to blackspot when other (OGR) roses were being seriously attacked. The branches are not as thorny as some, and the flowers are quite pretty and fragrant.
On Feb 13, 2001, Grits from Pineville, LA (Zone 8b) wrote:
1950 4-6' Flowers repeatedly Zones 3-9
This extremely hardy rose was developed by George Bugnet, of Alberta, Canada, where it gets very cold.
Clusters of from 3 - 5 buds with graceful slim sepals, open to good sized, fragrant, lilac pink very double flowers. The crinkled petals are distinctly veined. Makes a handsome plant with healthy foliage in a lovely shade of blue/green. Very few thorns on the green shaded red canes.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
San Jose, California Macy, Indiana Louisville, Kentucky Taylorsville, Kentucky Gretna, Louisiana Winona, Minnesota Kansas City, Missouri Kingston, New Hampshire China Grove, North Carolina Owasso, Oklahoma Moosic, Pennsylvania Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Rowlett, Texas Northfield, Vermont Saint Albans, Vermont Linden, Virginia West Bend, Wisconsin