'Rosa arkansana var. suffulta 'John Allan'' Rose

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'Rosa arkansana var. suffulta 'John Allan'' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Synonyms:

• John Allan
• John Allen

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Species.
Exhibition name: John Allen

Origin:

Discovered by John Allan (Canada, before 1944).
Introduced in Canada by Percy H. Wright as 'John Allen'.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Light pink. 17 to 60 petals. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Short, suckers on its own roots.

Height: 18" (45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 9b. Very hardy. vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

The correct name of this rose and the its finder is 'John Allan'. See References for the 1944 article in the American Rosa Annual by the introducer of the rose, naming it 'John Allan.'

Canadian Hybrid Roses Database:- double sport of unknown ( R. suffulta?), possibly R. arkansana. [Brian Porter] MR XI says R. suffulta in description but in species lists refers R. suffulta to R. arkansana. [Brian Porter]
The correct name is 'John Allan' as verified with his widow in N. Battleford, SK. [Brian Porter]) Species collected from wild in S. Sask by John Allan. Recurrent [Phillips/ Migneault] collected near N. Dakota border [Olsen] May be same parentage as 'Woodrow' but with more pollen. See American Rose Annual 1944 where P. Wright spells it 'Allan.' [Brian Porter]

This information was emailed to us: 'John Allen' is Rosa arkansana with double flowers. It was discovered near the North Dakota border by John Allen, later an Agricultural Representative of North Battleford, Saskatchewan.