'Greenmantle' Rose

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'Greenmantle' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Natalie Bloxham-Arcola Gardens

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Green Mantle

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. Average diameter 1.5". Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season. Leafy sepals, long sepals buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing. Small, glossy, dark green, fragrant foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 6'7" to 19'8" (200 to 600cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

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

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosa rubiginosa subvar. spineo-urceolata (Crép.) R. Keller × Rosa foetida Herrm.

Notes:

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