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'Michel Trudeau' rose Description
Photo courtesy of prairie_northrose
Bloom:
Deep pink, white streaks, silver(y) reverse. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 5". Large, single to semi-double, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Long buds.
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Medium, matte, medium green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.
Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Width: up to 35" (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 2a through 9b. Can be used for garden, hedge, landscape or shrub. Very hardy. vigorous. can be grown as a shrub.
Breeder's notes:
Description: Long pointed reddish-pink buds open to large, very fragrant, double deep pink flowers
with yellow stamens and white splashed in the centre; silvery-pink undersides. Medium sized shrub with
disease resistant, glaucous-green foliage and prickly stems. New growth has red veining and reddish stems. Spectacular plum-red Fall foliage and large red hips. Wonderful grown as a shrub, in borders or as a hedge.
“It is a chance seedling and it is definitely a rugosa”
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Named in memory of the youngest son of the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and his ex-wife Margaret Sinclair. Michel Trudeau was killed by an avalanche in British Columbia's Kokanee Mountains on November 13/1998 at the age of 23. (Paul Olsen)
A portion of the sales for this Rose will go to the Canadian Avalanche Foundation. (David Elliott)
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