'The Swamp Rose' Rose

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'The Swamp Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of mmanners

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Repeating Swamp Rose
• Rosa enneaphylla Raf., syn.
• Rosa floridana Rydb. syn.
• Rosa lancifolia Small syn.
• Rosa palustris Marshall
• Rosier des Marais

HMF Ratings:

95 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Medium pink Species.
Registration name: Rosa enneaphylla Raf., syn.

Class:

Species / Wild.

Bloom:

Violet - pink. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 2". Medium to large, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Tall, spreading, suckers on its own roots, upright. Glossy, dark green foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm). Width: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 3b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

Rosa palustris Marshall. Arbust. amer.: 135. 1785
Rosa pensylvanica Michx. Fl. bor.-amer. 1: 296. 1803
Rosa hudsoniana Redouté & Thory. Roses 1: 95, t. 35, 1818.
Rosa hudsoniana subtaxon salicifolia Thory. Roses 1: 95. 1818

Hips are oval and red, prickles are hooked, and stipules are long and very narrow.