Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Bloom Characteristics:

Orange to salmon colored flowers bloom in clusters of 4-14 with 57 petals each and grow on stems which are up to 24" (60 cm) long. Flowers are 3" (7.5 cm) across and last about 5 days on the plant.

Foliage Characteristics:

Compound leaves made up of 7 leathery, serrated leaflets which emerge slightly red and mature to green.

Fragrance:

Tea

Plant Size:

43" tall x 39" wide (110 x 100 cm)

Range:

cultivated

Description:

This shrub rose hybrid is notable for its orange-red buds which open into orange to salmon-colored roses, strong disease resistance, and bushy form. It was named for the 200th birthday of Alfred, Lord Tennyson after his poem of the same name.

Hardiness:

-30 - 50 F

Attracts:

Bees

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

shrub rose hybrid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Rosa

Accession Number:

2024-2165A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d9f24da1-6545-48bd-bd50-387f5c12b81e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2024-2165A