'Rosa tusnelda' Rose

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'Rosa tusnelda' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of André Imbeault

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Thusnelda

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.
Average rating: FAIR+.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Rugosa.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Franz Hermann Müller (Germany, 1886).

Class:

Hybrid Rugosa.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Strong fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Medium, very double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, glossy, dark green, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm). Width: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Gloire de Dijon (Tea Noisette, Jacotot, 1849) × Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

Notes:

Different opinions on parentage - see References and Comments. We are following Dr. Müller's own account in 1890.