'Mohawk' Rose

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'Mohawk' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Mauve or mauve blend Shrub.
Registration name: Mohawk

Origin:

Bred by Isabella Preston (Canada, 1926).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Central Experimental Farm) as 'Mohawk'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Mauve or purple blend, white center. 5 petals. Single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Short. Small foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Hardy.

Breeder's notes:

Mohawk is a dwarf plant about two feet tall. The leaves are small and the single flowers are rather brighter than aster purple. No seed-pods are formed.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	R. rugosa × R. rubrifolia
pollen:	Unknown

Notes:

The wording in Isabella Preston's 1940 and 1946 articles (see References) makes it clear that Mohawk and Algonquin are grown from open-pollinated seeds of seedlings from the cross R. rugosa x R. rubrifolia.