Family : Rosaceae
Class : Hybrid Musk
Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza
English translation by Peter Thompson
Hybrid of Rosa moschata, created in England in 1939 by Bentall.
Corollas comprising 45-50 petals, very fragranced. The colour varies, depending on the weather and the soil, from pale yellow to apricot.
Parentage :
‘William Allen Richardson’ × Seedling
Awards :
1993 - Royal Horticultural Society : Award of Garden Merit
2000 - Classic Shrub Rose : East Bay Rose Society
2001 - Classic Shrub Rose : Tallahassee Area Rose Society - Temecula Valley Rose Society
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