'Rugosa Superba' Rose

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'Rugosa Superba' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Felicien en Wim Biets-Rose Garden Hakuna Matata

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Rosa rugosa rubra 'Scabrosa'
• Rosa rugosa 'Scabrosa'
• Rosa rugosa Superba
• Scabrosa

HMF Ratings:

55 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Rugosa.
Exhibition name: Scabrosa

Origin:

Bred by Harkness (United Kingdom, 1950).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.

Bloom:

Fuchsia / magenta - cerise, light yellow stamens, ages to lighter . Moderate, opinions vary fragrance. Average diameter 5". Large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, dense, rounded, well-branched. Glossy, medium green, leathery, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.
Height of 5' to 6' (150 to 185 cm). Width of 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Can be used for garden, hedge, landscape or shrub. Hardy. vigorous. produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

The Swedish Rose Society recommends Scabrosa for northern Sweden.

Orange-red (crab apple-size [Verrier]) hips