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'Cooper's Burmese' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Gigantea.
Registration name: Cooper's Burmese
Exhibition name: Cooper's Burmese
Class:
Hybrid Laevigata, Species / Wild.
Bloom:
White, yellow stamens. Strong fragrance. Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Height of 15' to 33' (455 to 1005 cm). Width of 15' to 20' (455 to 610 cm).
Notes:
Parentage uncertain, as Cooper's Burmese was grown from wild seed collected in Burma by Roland Cooper. See References and Questions & Comments tabs.
Nurseries in the UK take the position it is a garden selection of Rosa laevigata. Bean's Trees & Shrubs Hardy In the British Isles says it is a cultivar of Rosa laevigata from seed collected in Burma by Roland Cooper and that other seedlings from the same batch of seed are definitely Rosa laevigata.
RNRS "The Rose" Autumn/Winter 2006 says the it is a Hybrid Gigantea, and the ARS classifies it as a Hybrid Gigantea.
The images posted here show only characteristics of Rosa laevigata. Genetic testing will tell the story in time.
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