'Prairie Wren' Rose

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'Prairie Wren' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of rikuhelin

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.

Origin:

Bred by William Godfrey (Canada, 1942).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm). Width: 3' to 5' (90 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Madame Butterfly × Türke's Rugosa Sämling] × R. spinosissima var. altaica (Willd.) Rehder
pollen:	Unknown

Notes:

The parentage given here is from a report by the hybridizer (see Comments).The pollen was probably supplied by the seed parent. According to Godfrey, 'Prairie Wren' is the product of one open-pollination cycle on the seed parent.

Parentage given in the National-Roses-Canada database:
Ophelia x Turkes Rugosa Samling x R. spin. var altaica

Western Canadian Society for Horticulture history says
"F3 of compound hybrid involving Ophelia x Turkes Rugosa"