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'Hungarian Rose' Description
'R. gallica conditorum' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rosenschule Ruf
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
64 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red.
Exhibition name: Conditorum
Origin:
Bred by Unknown (before 1565).
Introduced in Germany by Dr. Georg Dieck in 1889 as 'Conditorum'.
Class:
Gallica / Provins.  
Bloom:
Crimson and purple..  Strong fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Bushy, spreading, upright, well-branched.  Matte, medium green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 3' to 5'7" (90 to 170cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 8b.  
Breeder's notes:
Hungary, Anatolia
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Parentage:
Notes:
Probably came to Hungary from Anatolia with the confectioners of the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century.
A watercolour by Conrad Gesner (before 1565) possibly shows 'Conditorum'.
 
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