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Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Gallica.
Registration name: Ekta
Class:
Gallica / Provins, Hybrid Gallica.
Bloom:
Pink. 5 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Single (4-8 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall, climbing, upright.
Height: up to 4'11" (up to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 8b. Very hardy.
Breeder's notes:
[from 1927 Amerian Rose Annual, quoting Prof. N.E. Hansen in the January news letter of the South Dakota State Horticultural Society]
Of tall, upright habit; very hardy and vigorous. Flowers, single, pink; blooming freely through June and a few days in July. Since the flowers are single, this plant may not be a hybrid. However, the flowers are pink, while the flowers of the R. gallica parent are dark crimson. Also, it blooms earlier than R. gallica. This plant sprouts freely. May be useful for screens, hedges, or as an ornamental shrub.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
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