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Rosa

'Never Forgotten'


Never Forgotten Rose




Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rosa
Cultivar
'Never Forgotten'
Category
Woody
Type
Shrub (deciduous)
Synonyms
Rosa Never Forgotten = 'Gregart' (HT)
USDA Hardiness Zone
3a
Canadian Hardiness Zone
3
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-40
Temperature (°F)
-40
Height
1.2 - 1.6 m
Spread
1.2 - 1.6 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MayJuneJuly
Landscape
Borders, hedges, climbers, rock garden, flower beds, containers, cut flowers, can accommodate almost any garden need.
Cultivation
Grow in full sun in moist but well-drained soil. Suckers should be removed annually.
Shape
Compact low-spreading.
Growth
Fast
Pests
Aphids, leafhoppers, spider mites, scale insects, caterpillars, mildew, dieback, canker, viruses, rust and rose slugs.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth, semi-glossy robust woody stems with small characteristic rose spines/thorns.
Leaf Description
Semi-glossy, robust, elliptic-pinnate leaves.
Flower Description
Solitary, or clustered sprays of vivid 20 - 30 petaled bicolour blooms arranged in tight whorls.
Fruit Description
Small round rosehip fruits borne from flowers.
Colour Description
Vivid blooms scarlet red fading to cream in colour, dark green foliage, showy reddish-orange rosehip fruits and brownish-green bark with reddish-brown spines/thorns.
Texture Description
Medium to thorny.
Notable Specimens
Olds College, Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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