Rosa 'Guinee'
(Rose 'Guinee')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Souvenir de Claudius Denoyal' x Rosa 'Ami Quinard'
Origin - Raised in France
Discovered By - Raised by C. Mallerin, rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1938
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3.5m or more
Width - 2.5m or more
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A Modern Climbing rose that is excellent for training against walls or over pergolas. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Fully double, Rounded rose flowers are crimson towards the centres and deepest maroon towards the tips of the petals. The flowers are highly fragrant and produced singly or in clusters in midsummer, then intermittently afterwards. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Fully double, rounded rose flowers are crimson at the centres and deepest maroon towards the tips of the petals. The blooms are highly scented. The flowers are held singly or in clusters and are produced in one strong flush in June and July, then intermittently (and not reliably) afterwards.
Flower colour: Maroon, crimson
Flower shape: Rounded rose flowers, singly or in clusters
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on long, prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.