'Erlkönig' Rose

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'Erlkönig' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Josef Distl's Rose Fotos

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Roi des Aunes

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (Austria-Hungary (former), before 1884).

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.

Parentage:

seedling of De la Grifferaie

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.