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'Dart's Defender' rose Description
'Dart's Defender' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Anna NV Uppsala
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
• Rosa nitida 'Defender'
• Rosa nitida superba
• Rosa X nitida 'Dart's Defender'
• Rosa X rugotida 'defender'
HMF Ratings:
41 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Exhibition name: Dart's Defender
Origin:
Bred by Darthuis Nursery (Netherlands, 1971).
Class:
Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Mauve or purple blend.  None to mild fragrance.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:

Height: 4' (120cm).  Width: 4' (120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Rosa nitida Willd. × Hansa (Rugosa, Schaum & Van Tol, 1905)
Notes:
The Swedish Rose Society recommends Dart's Defender for northern Sweden.
Mike Lowe of Lowe's Roses says the flowers of this rose are violet-pink and single...