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'Erlkönig' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Moonfall
Class:
Hybrid Multiflora, Shrub.
Bloom:
Carmine-red - purple. Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Dark green foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy. vigorous.
Notes:
"Erlkönig" is a ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1782). Last strophe: "Dem Vater grauset's; er reitet geschwind..." (The father shudders, he rides swiftly) According to Erich Unmuth, it is questionable whether 'Erlkönig' in gardens and in commerce is the original Geschwind rose - see References.
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