• Barden Poly

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Bred by Paul Barden (United States, 2008).

Hybrid Multiflora, Hybrid Musk, Lambertiana, Polyantha, Polyantha, Cl..  

Lilac and white.  Strong, clover, honey, sweet-pea fragrance.  25 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Cluster-flowered, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Small, pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, narrow, upright, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, edged purple-red foliage.  

Height: 4' to 7' (120 to 215cm).  Width: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).

USDA zone 5a and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden, landscape or specimen.  Vigorous.  can be grown as a shrub.  drought resistant.  flowers drop off cleanly.  heat tolerant.  prefers full sun.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, very blackspot resistant., mildew resistant, very rust resistant.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Needs little care; relatively disease-free and quite hardy.  

I have not attempted to grow open pollinated seed from this rose, but it does produce seed easily. Given its pedigree, I am guessing its either a Diploid or a fertile Triploid. I believe this has potential value as a breeder of new Polyantha style roses.

Think of this Hybrid Musk as similar in style to 'Excellenz von Schubert'.

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