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"Mike Pursell's Rose" Description
Photo courtesy of mmanners
Origin:
Introduced in United States by Giles Rose Nursery in before 2002 as '"Mike Pursell's Rose"'.
Bloom:
Dark red, darker outer petals. Few and small folioles on sepals. horizontal prickles. Strong, damask fragrance. Average diameter 3". Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.
Habit:
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.
Notes:
Malcolm Manners advises: This is a "found" rose name for a plant given me by Mike Pursell. He had acquired it many years ago from Giles Nursery, in Haines City Florida, when they were in the process of closing the nursery. He thought it was one of their unnamed hybrid seedlings, but Diann Giles doesn't remember breeding such a rose. It may also be an older, named HT, whose identity has been lost.
As is true of many deep red roses, the photos don't show the depth of color. Outer petals can be nearly velvety black. Flowers are smallish for an HT (perhaps up to 3.5 inches; mostly around 3 inches). It sets hips freely.
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