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| height: Shrub above 5 feet (1.5 m) |
| scent: Medium |
| introduction: 1901 - 1925 |
| usda zone: Zone 3 (-33ºC/-27.4ºF to -36ºC/-32.8ºF) |
| flowers: Fully Double |
| repeat: Once Flowering |
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A Canadian hybrid rugosa shrub rose bred in London, Ontario, by Wm. Saunders in 1900 and named after his wife, Agnes. It was introduced in 1923 by the then Dominion Experimental Farm in Ottawa to honour their first Director, William Saunders. It grows to approximately 6 feet tall and has very double amber yellow flowers with a deeper centre and a fruity fragrance. It blooms profusely in June and July. Foliage is light green, glossy, wrinkled with small leaves. It is a vigorous, upright, very hardy shrub. This rose is cross between R. rugosa x R. foetida persiana. Height around 6 feet, medium scent, USDA zone: Zone 3 (-33 to -36C) |
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Availability
Vintage Gardens Antique Roses
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2833 Old Gravenstein Hwy. South Sebastopol
California 95472
USA
Tel: +1 (707) 829-2035
Fax: +1 (707) 829-9516
www.vintagegardens.com |
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Other Nurseries
'Agnes' is also available from:
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| Golden Vale Nursery -Australia |
| Walter Duncan Roses -Australia |
| Corn Hill Nursery Ltd -Canada |
| Tasman Bay Roses Ltd -New Zealand |
| Flora Linnea -Sweden |
| Cocker’s Award Winning Roses -United Kingdom |
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