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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Republic of Texas Hybridized by Shoup; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2002
Hardiness: 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: Light yellow (ly)
Bloom Shape: Double
Flower Fragrance: Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Blooms repeatedly
Propagation Methods: From herbaceous stem cuttings From woody stem cuttings From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding By simple layering By air layering By tip layering
On Feb 13, 2012, victorengel from Austin, TX wrote:
This plant is proving to be interesting in its color. The Antique Rose Emporium advertises it as yellow. My plant's first flower since I bought it was cream colored for a flower blooming in November here in Austin. The next flower blooming in February was largely pink with a sort of internal yellowish glow. Quite stunning, really. Curious, I researched the lineage at helpmefind.com. The parents are 'The Fairy', which is pink, and R. wichuriana, which is a rambling, single white species. 'The Fairy', meanwhile, is a cross between 'Paul Crampel', an orange/orange-red 2'x2' shrub and 'Lady Gay', a cherry-red/vermillion aging to white plant to 12'-20'. R. wichuriana is also in the parentage of 'Lady Gay', so I think 'Republic of Texas' has the potential to be a low but widely spreading plant like that species. Time will tell. Anyway, I think it's clear from the parentage where the pink comes from. Now I'm curious whether weather or other conditions modify the color at all.
A friend had this rose in a container and she gave it to me when she moved a couple years ago. It has done great. It's a short, spreading shrub with smallish leaves -- never a hint of blackspot. It is fragrant and blooms on and off all summer. I've been very pleased with it as a good container rose.
On May 28, 2004, Paulwhwest from Irving (Dallas area), TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Bred in Brenham, Texas by the Antique Rose Emporium (owner, Michael Shoup). One of the Texas Pioneer Series; a new series of large-flowered, repeat-blooming roses that are bred to have the tough traits of antique roses.
This rose is advertised to grow, and look good in containers.
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