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"Camnethan Cherry Red" rose Description
Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness
Class:
Found Rose, Hybrid China, Tea.
Bloom:
Crimson, cherry red, deep pink, veined darker, blues with age to magenta, some petals with white streak on front or back, petal reverses paler, whitish, veined crimson. Strong, fruity, tea rose fragrance. Semi-double to double bloom form.
Habit:
Tall, upright.
Height: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm). Width: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Possible identifications:
Aline Sisley, 1869
Georges Farber 1890
Mlle. Christine de Noue 1890
Mme. Antoine Rebe, 1900
Mme. Charles Singer 1916
Marques de Aledo 1899
Princesse de Sagan 1887
Triomphe des Noisettes 1887
Discarded:
Beauty of Rosemawr 1903. The 1908 illustration is similar, but the 1913 and 1917 show a heavier built rose.
Sanglant 1873. Red, pink and white colours
Joseph Metral 1888. Too double
Souvenir de Mme. Joseph Metral 1882. May be too double
"Vincent Godsiff" Appears to grow only 3 feet high
BLOOM: Loose. White at base.
PETAL SHAPE: heart-shaped
PEDICEL: glandular and prickly.
SEPALS: Glandular
RECEPTACLE: Small, slender cup, a few glands, more at base
HIP: Small, globular, orange, ageing to brown
FOLIAGE: New: bronze-red. Old: dark green.
PRICKLES: Moderate to sparse
Note - has been sold by Mistydowns Nursery as 'Beauty of Rosemawr'.
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