'Prairie Youth' Rose

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'Prairie Youth' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: Prairie Youth

Origin:

Bred by William Godfrey (Canada, before 1947).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Morden, Manitoba in 1948 as 'Prairie Youth'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, golden-yellow stamens. Mild fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 2b through 8b. Can be used for garden or landscape. Very hardy. very vigorous. can be trained as a climber. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Ross Rambler × Dr. W. Van Fleet] × Rosa arkansana Porter
pollen:	[ Dr. W. Van Fleet × Türke's Rugosa Sämling] × R. spinosissima var. altaica (Willd.) Rehder

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