'Algonquin' Rose

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'Algonquin' rose Description

My HMF:

'Algonquin (rugosa, Preston 1928)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Margit Schowalter

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.
Registration name: Algonquin (rugosa, Preston 1928)

Origin:

Bred by Isabella Preston (Canada, 1928).
Introduced in Canada by Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Central Experimental Farm) in 1938 as 'Algonquin'.

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub.

Bloom:

Light purple, white center. Large, single (4-8 petals), flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm). Width: up to 10' (up to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b and warmer. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	R. rugosa × R. rubrifolia
pollen:	Unknown

Notes:

The wording in Isabella Preston's 1940 and 1946 articles (see References) makes it clear that Algonquin and Mohawk are grown from open-pollinated seeds of seedlings from the cross R. rugosa x R. rubrifolia.

Large red bottle-shaped hips.