'R. glauca' Rose

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'R. glauca' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Er.We

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Synonyms:

• Hecht-Rose
• Red Leaf Rose
• R. ferruginea
• Rosa ferruginea Villars synonym
• Rosa glauca Pourr.
• R. majalis rubrifolia
• Rosa majalis var.rubrifolia (Vill. ex Thory) Wallr.synonym
• R. romana
• Rosa romana hort.
• R. rubrifolia
• Rosa rubrifolia Vill. synonym
• Rosier a feuilles rougeâtres
• Rubrifolia

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Species.
Exhibition name: R. rubrifolia

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Pink blend, white center. Moderate fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 1". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Arching, bushy, spreading, thornless (or almost), upright. Matte foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 4' 11" to 11½' (150 to 350 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 9b. Vigorous. produces decorative hips. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

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Notes:

R. glauca Pourr. (1788) sets red hips...
This should not be confused with Rosa rubifolia (Erich Unmuth, Vienna Austria). R. rubifolia (R. setigera) is so named because its leaves look like those of the blackberry (genus Rubus),