Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: Single to semi-double, in clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Hybrid rugosa
Extra Color Info: Dark mauve
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Robert E. Basye, 1968

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Location: Northern New Jersey
Date: 2006-06-08
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-12-19
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-23
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-04-23
Zone 9b.
Location: Brooklyn Botanical Garden (Cranford Rose Garden), New York, New York
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: Knoxville, TN
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: Brooklyn Botanical Garden (Cranford Rose Garden), New York, New York
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-06-15
This rose's blooms are difficult for me to catch in a decent imag
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-10-14
Untreated leaves shown here. Medium to darker green, sometimes wi
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-10-14
Mid-stem image. This is a pretty wickedly thorny plant. Thorns ar
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-06-20
Another very healthy rose!
Location: Knoxville, TN
Date: 2012-07-28

Photo courtesy Joy Creek Nursery.  Used with permission.

Date: 2009-11-05
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.

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