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'Aurora' rose Description
'<i>Rosa acicularis</i> 'Aurora'' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Mille Fleurs
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep pink Species.
Registration name: Aurora (rosa acicularis, Erskine, 1950)
Origin:
Discovered by Robert Mackay Erskine (Canada, 1950).
Class:
Species / Wild.  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  5 petals.  Large, single (4-8 petals) bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Wrinkled (rugose) foliage.  9 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 3b and warmer.  Very hardy.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
A naturally occurring form of the species selected by Robert Erskine.
Sheila Holmes says this rose was named by Robert Erskine for the Aurora School near which this rose was found.
 
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