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'Blue Rosalie' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Zuzu's Northern California Garden
HMF Ratings:
130 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Multiflora, Polyantha, Cl., Rambler.
Bloom:
Violet, white streaks, stripes, flecks, white center, yellow stamens. Moderate, green apple, lily of the valley fragrance. Average diameter 1.5". Small to medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall, climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Large, glossy, light green foliage.
Height: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm). Width: up to 12' (up to 365cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b and warmer. Can be used for garden, landscape or pillar. Hardy. vigorous. can be trained as a climber. shade tolerant.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Although most sources report the parentage of this rose as 'Crimson Rambler' x 'Erinnerung an Brod', Schmidt (the hybridizer) said "Veilchenblau is a direct seedling of the 'Crimson Rambler,' not cultivated by fructification with another kind" (reported in Franklin Clarkin, "The Quest of the Perfect Rose," Everybody's Magazine 24: 746-757 (1911)). Thanks to member Karl King for discovering this. 'Veilchenblau' ex Guillot is triploid - see Reference of 2002.
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