'Chewground' Rose

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'Chewground' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kajsa Sjödin

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Oso Easy Fragrant Spreader
• Scented Carpet

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by Christopher H. Warner (United Kingdom, 1994).
Introduced in United States by Proven Winners in 2009 as 'Oso Easy Fragrant Spreader'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink, purple shading, white center. Strong, rose, sweet fragrance. up to 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, mounded, spreading, well-branched. Glossy, medium green, leathery foliage. 7 to 9 leaflets.

Height: 1' to 2' (30 to 60cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for garden or ground cover. Vigorous. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 3400 on 21 Dec 2008
Application No: 04-4265 on 22 Jun 2004

Breeder: Christopher Hugh Warner, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Applicant: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc
'Chewground' was developed by the breeder, Christopher Hugh Warner, in Greenfields, Brockton, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom. It originated from a cross made in 1994 between Rose variety 'Grouse' as the female parent and Rose variety 'Yesterday' as the male parent.

United States - Patent No: PP 15,981 on 20 Sep 2005 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/882,951 on 1 Jul 2004

Inventors: Warner; Christopher Hugh (Greenfields Broc
The new cultivar originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 1994 of the Rose cultivar Grouse, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with the Rose cultivar Yesterday, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Chewground was discovered and selected by the Inventor in 1995 as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Grouse × Yesterday ®

Notes:

A different parentage is quoted in the 1999 reference