'Champlain' Rose

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'Champlain' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lori Cullen's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Samuel Champlain
• U04

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Kordesii.
Registration name: Champlain

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Felicitas Svejda (Canada, 1973).
Introduced by Agriculture Canada Ottawa in 1982.

Class:

Hybrid Kordesii, Shrub. (Series: Explorer Series Collection)

Bloom:

Scarlet, yellow stamens. Mild fragrance. 30 petals. Very double bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, spreading. Bronze-green foliage.

Height: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm). Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Hardy. benefits from winter protection in colder climates. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

L02 (Svejda) × D08

Notes:

Explorer Samuel de Champlain is known as the Father of New France. He was born in Grouage, France, in 1567. In 1608, Champlain founded a settlement in Quebec, Canada, and died there on Christmas Day 1635.

Dr. Felicitas Svejda confirms the parentage to be (R. kordesii x tetraploid seedling from 'Max Graf') x ('Red Dawn' x 'Suzanne' open polination)