'Rosa canina rubra Andr.' Rose

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'Rosa canina rubra Andr.' rose Description

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'<i>Rosa canina rubra</i> Andr.' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Double Scarlet Hip
• Églantier à Fleur écarlate
• Large Crimson Hip
• Scarlet Hip

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by James Lee (United Kingdom, before 1824).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Lee & Kennedy / Vineyard Nursery Hammersmith in 1824 as 'Rosa canina rubra Andr.'.

Class:

Hybrid Canina.

Bloom:

Crimson to scarlet. Medium to large, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, expanded bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Spreading, upright.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Rosa canina L.

Notes:

Andrews reports Rosa canina emarginata and Rosa canina rubra as introductions of the Hammersmith Nursery. These are most probably 'Hebe's Lip' and 'Scarlet Hip'.
IOPI: Rosa canina staxon rubra hort. ex Andrews Roses 1: t.9. 1824