'Dominie Sampson' Rose

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'Dominie Sampson' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

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Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Spinosissima.
Registration name: Dominie Sampson

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1848).

Class:

Hybrid Spinosissima.

Bloom:

Light pink, blush mottling. Small, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Dense. Small foliage.

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

Growing:

Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

hybrid of Rosa spinosissima L.

Notes:

Dominie Sampson is a humble teacher in Sir Walter Scott's novel "Guy Mannering" (1815). He is depicted on the Sir Walter Scott Monument in Edinburgh (1846). See also 'Guy Mannering', Julia Mannering', Lucy Bertram' and 'Meg Merrilies'.