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Discussion id : 119-137
most recent 17 NOV 19 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 17 NOV 19 by Jonathan Windham
Available from - High Country Roses
http://www.highcountryroses.com/metis
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Discussion id : 78-276
most recent 15 MAY 14 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 15 MAY 14 by Margit Schowalter
"Rosa 'Metis' (Rosa nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet') - Dense, finely branched shrub 3 feet high; lower parts of the stems dense with smallish, straight thorns; upper stems and branches almost thornless; deep brownish-red bark. Leaves small, glossy green turning dark red in the autumn, leaflets usually 9. Flowers double, soft amaranth rose (R.H.S.) 2RP 7.5/9 (Munsell) in color, season bloom July. Fruits roundish, bright red. 0.5 inch across, slightly bristly, calyx prominent and persistent. A good, hardy shrub rose with continuing interest throughout the year and resistant to black spot. The male parent is a complex hybrid of R. acicularis Lindl., R. amblyotis C.A. May., R. blanda Ait., and R. rugosa Thumb. R. nitida Willd. is native in the range from Connecticut to Newfoundland."

Research Report, 1966, Research Station, Morden, Manitoba p.9
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Discussion id : 75-933
most recent 7 JAN 14 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 7 JAN 14 by Unregistered Guest
Available from - North Creek Farm
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Discussion id : 25-867
most recent 30 APR 08 HIDE POSTS
 
Initial post 30 APR 08 by Margit Schowalter
"R. 'Metis' - Introduced in 1967 from the controlled cross R. nitida x R. 'Therese Bugnet'. Plant hardy, 1 - 1.5 m in height, finely branched; bark deep brownish red, many straight thorns on lower parts, almost spineless above; leaves small, glossy green, turning red in the autumn, usually 9 leaflets, resistant to black spot; flowers double, soft amaranth rose, blooming in July; fruit roundish, 1.3 cm in diam, bright reddish pink. (Fig 16)"

Hardy Fruits and Ornamentals from Morden, Manitoba, Agriculture Canada Publication 1628, 1977
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