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| CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION: | "Rosa foetida 'persiana'" | OTHER ANNOYING LITTLE FACTS: Some True, Some Made Up |
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Name: Rosa foetida 'persiana' Synonym: Persian Yellow, R. foetida X 'Persian Yellow' Class: Rosa foetida Species Rose Hybridizer/Date: Bred 1607 by Unknown Discovered in England 1837 by Sir H. Willock. Parentage: R. foetida x ? Fragrance: unpleasant fetid fragrance -- get it? aka Stinky! |
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Comments: Known by it's globular cup shaped blooms. Once bloomer and grown in home gardens everywhere. Very prone to blackspot fungus. This is the rose that is the parent of the worlds first orange and yellow rose 'Soleil d' Or'. A real breakthrough in hybridizing, as this rose is not very fertile. Look Here! More Pictures 
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