'Waskasoo' Rose

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'Waskasoo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Rugosa.
Registration name: Waskasoo

Origin:

Bred by Robert Mackay Erskine (Canada, 1963).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 2b and warmer. Very hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Little Betty × Hansa (Rugosa, Schaum & Van Tol, 1905)

Notes:

"Waskasoo" is derived from a misunderstanding of the Cree word for wapiti, an elk. Early fur traders assumed the wapiti were red deer.
Sheila Holmes says 'Waskasoo' looks very similar to 'Mrs. Anthony Waterer'.
Paul Olsen says this rose has semi-double flowers. According to Paul, Erskine claimed that after it was damaged by herbicide the very double (50 petals) reverted to semi-double flowers.