'Sanguine' Rose

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'Sanguine' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of mashamcl

Synonyms:

• Bengale cramoisi double
• Bengale pourpre double
• Bengale Sanguine
• Cruenta
• La Sanguin
• Pourpre Sanguine
• Rosa chinensis var. cruenta
• Rosa indica cruenta Red. & Thory
• Rosier du Bengale à fleurs pourpre doubles
• Sanguin

HMF Ratings:

63 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid China.

Origin:

Bred by Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (China, before 1810).

Class:

China / Bengale, Hybrid China.

Bloom:

Crimson, purple shading, white undertones. Medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, globular bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Reddish-purple foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Two different 'Sanguin' in references, one possibly a semperflorens, another a chinensis Jacq.
'Bengale Sanguin' in commerce today is not as double as the early descriptions and is probably a different China.