Newsletter  (2018)  Page(s) 39. Vol 29, No 2.  Includes photo(s).
 
Vilhjálmur Lúðvíksson. Hardy Roses in Iceland. 
In later years Finns themselves have rediscovered old and hardy varieties as well as spontaneous newcomers that the bees and the birds have generated, often in the most unusual locations such as parking lots and railway stations. One such rose is 'Ruskela' named after the town in which it was found. This spinosissima variety does normally very well in Iceland 

Article (magazine)  (Dec 2015)  Page(s) 20.  Includes photo(s).
 
“Ruskela” This fine spinosissima was found in the early 1990’s in a garden at Ruskela, Vihti, not far from Helsinki. It was later found in Vaalimaa, South-Eastern Finland and from near Vyborg, Russia. It may well originate from St Petersburg. It has been suggested that this rose may be ’Lady Hamilton’, but we have not been able to confirm this. “Ruskela” grows vigorously into a spreading thicket up to 1,8 metres. The leaflets are larger than those of other spinosissimas and it flowers a little later than others in this class. The charming flowers are cup-shaped, later becoming flattened, 7 cm wide, pink, scented. A moderate crop of dark red, slightly elongated hips generally forms.

Article (website)  (2005)  Page(s) 7.  Includes photo(s).
 
"Ruskela" (R. pimpinellifolia)