Crop 008 'Belle Poitevine' Hybrid Rugosa Rose' introduced around 1894 (zones 4 thru 8, 4 feet x 4 feet) Fragrant blooms several times throughout summer when regularly dead headed and fertilized, yellow fall foliage. Propagated and grown on their own roots for retail sale at the Flowering Shrub Farm in Voorheesville, NY as shown in my roseraie page. Click picture for a larger version that can be saved as wallpaper or studied more closely for inventory information (additional links at bottom of page).
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may and june
july and august
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References that have pictures; ("The Encyclopedia of Roses" McKeon, 81, zones 4-8), ("The Natural Rose Gardener" Walheim, 45), ("Classic Roses" Beales, fllf:240), ("Growing Roses Organically" Wilde, 152, zones 3-10, 0/0), (Taylor's Guides "Roses" Ondra, 134, zones 4-8)