'Greenmantle' Rose

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'Greenmantle' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

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HMF Ratings:

27 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Eglanteria.
Registration name: Greenmantle

Origin:

Bred by Lord Penzance (United Kingdom, 1895).
Introduced in Australia by Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. in 1900 as 'Green Mantle'.

Class:

Hybrid Rubiginosa.

Bloom:

Deep pink, white center. Strong fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Medium, glossy, dark green, fragrant foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height of 6' 7" to 19' 8" (200 to 600 cm). Width of 5' (150 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Parentage:

Notes:

The foliage smells like apples...
Greenmantle is a character in Sir Walter Scott's novel "Redgauntlet" (1824).