'Rosa moyesii 'Geranium'' Rose

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'Rosa moyesii 'Geranium'' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa moyesii</i> 'Geranium'' rose photo

Photo courtesy of orsola

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Geranium
• Rosa X moyesii 'Geranium'

HMF Ratings:

48 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Moyesii.
Registration name: Geranium (hybrid moyesii, 1938)
Exhibition name: Geranium (hybrid moyesii, 1938)

Origin:

Bred by Unknown (before 1938).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Royal Horticulture Society in 1938 as 'Geranium'.

Class:

Hybrid Moyesii.

Bloom:

Scarlet - geranium-red. None to mild fragrance. Average diameter 2". Small, single (4-8 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns.

Height: 6' to 8' (185 to 245cm). Width: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Hexaploid

Parentage:

seedling of Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson

Notes:

A selection of Rosa moyesii raised by Wisley and selected by B. O. Mulligan.
Lloyd Brace at The Roseraie at Bayfields describes this rose as having tall, arching canes that present a soaring display of orange-pink single blooms, leading to bright orange flagon-like hips...