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• Roi des Aunes

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Deep pink Shrub.

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

Hybrid Multiflora, Shrub.  

Carmine-red - purple.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Arching, armed with thorns / prickles, climbing.  Dark green foliage.  

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Hardy.  vigorous.  

"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.