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'Rosa laevigata rosea' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Girija and Viru
Bloom:
Pink. Average diameter 3". Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form.
Habit:
Glossy foliage. 3 leaflets.
Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
There are perhaps, two versions of R. Laevigata rosea in existence:
1. A laevigata HYBRID originating in Japan and grown there for many years, now grown and photographed by Girija.
The Japanese plant has foliage like R. laevigata but it is not invariably trifoliate.
The size of the foliage and the shine on it is substantially less than that of R. laevigata itself.
The stipules and bristles are red.
2. A laevigata COLOUR MUTANT rose, possibly once grown by Trevor Griffiths and shared with Peter Beales.
1974. Gerd Krussmann Roses 1974. 1981 edition.
p48. R. laevigata (naniwa-ibara)….. In Japan there is also a red form (rosea) known as Hayota. Attempts to hybridize from this variety have not been successful.
1983. Trevor Griffiths My World of Old Roses
p30. Laevigata Rosea ‘Pink Cherokee Rose’. A rare pink form of above [Laevigata]
1992 Peter Beales Roses
p128. R. laevigata.... I have an interesting and rare pale pink form kindly sent to me by Mr. Trevor Griffiths of New Zealand, but after nearly 8 years I've yet to see it flower.
1997 Alan Sinclair & Rosemary Thodey Gardening with Old Roses, A NZ Guide 1993. Paperback ed. 1997.
p82. R. laevigata rosea with its glossy green foliage and large waxy rose-pink single flowers, is excellent in trees but needs to be planted on a sunny sheltered side to do really well. R. laevigata, with its single white flowers and the same growth habit, is slightly more vigorous.
2014. Old Rose Survivors - Wild and Untamed
p17. Viru Viraraghavan. Breeding Roses for Warm Climates and the Role of Some Indian Rose Species. ….Work with this is going on as also with hybrids derived from R. laevigata, especially R. laevigata rosea, which is a pink version of the species (or perhaps a species hybrid, opinions differ) from Japan.
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