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  Photo courtesy of Rosenschule Ruf
HMF Ratings: 
42 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
GOOD+.
 
ARS: Light yellow Hybrid Rugosa.Registration name: Agnes (rugosa, Saunders 1902)
 
Bloom: Light yellow, amber center.  Mild, raspberry fragrance.  40 to 85 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped, prickly receptor bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.   
Habit: Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy.  Medium, glossy, light green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.  
 Height: 4' to 8'2" (120 to 250cm).  Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 3a through 8b.  Can be used for beds and borders or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to rust .  Prune lightly or not at all.  Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.   
Patents: Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind). 
Notes: The first known Canadian Hybrid
 The Swedish Rose Society recommends Agnes for northern Sweden.
 
 This rose is probably triploid.  See References.
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