'Alpenfee' Rose

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'Alpenfee' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

25 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Setigera.

Origin:

Bred by Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910) (Austria-Hungary (former), 1890).

Class:

Hybrid Setigera.

Bloom:

Pink. Average diameter 2.25". Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.

Habit:

Height: 6'7" to 9'10" (200 to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

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Notes:

Possibly named after "Alpenfee" (Fairy of the Alps) in Lord Byron's dramatic poem "Manfred" (1817). Robert Schumann's musical treatment of this (1848) was very well known in the German-speaking area.