'Banshee' rose Description
 Photo courtesy of Don H
HMF Ratings:
29 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.
ARS:
Medium pink Shrub.
Exhibition name: Banshee
Bloom:
Pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 3b and warmer. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. shade tolerant.
Notes:
Leonie Bell believed 'Banshee' is the gallica 'Baron Louis' by Vibert (see references). Newer investigations (Stefan Lura and others) show that it is a turbinata identical to 'Rosa x suionum' in Sweden, 'Mustialan Ruusu' in Finland and 'Dornenlose Kreiselrose' in Germany. | 
