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Roses in City, Oregon
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Rosa 'Jens Munk'
Medium pink Hybrid Rugosa rose cultivar
Rosa 'Jens Munk' is a medium pink, Hybrid Rugosa cultivar, bred by Canadian rose breeder, Felicitas Svejda in 1964. It was introduced in Canada in 1979 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Named for the Norwegian explorer, Jens Munk, who explored the Northwest Passage in 1619, it is one of the Canadian Explorer roses that Svejda developed and named in honour of legendary Canadian explorers.
Description
[edit]'Jens Munk' is a tall, bushy Hybrid rugosa rose, 4 to 7 ft (1.2–2.1 m) in height, with a 5 to 6 ft (1.5–1.8 m) spread. It has a semi-double, slightly cupped bloom form of medium-sized 2.8 in (71 mm) pink petals with pale yellow stamens.[1] The rose has a strong, spicy fragrance. The shrub blooms in small clusters of 3–5 throughout the season and blooms profusely in the autumn. It is disease resistant and sometimes susceptible to mildew. 'Jens Munk' has an arching, rambling growth habit and has small to medium green foliage.[2] 'Jens Munk' is very hardy in extremely cold winter climates, but does equally well in hot climates.
History
[edit]Felicitas Svejda
[edit]Felicitas Svejda was born November 8, 1920, in Vienna, Austria. She studied a
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Rosa 'John Davis'
Pink Hybrid Kordesii rose cultivar
Rosa 'John Davis' is a pink Hybrid Kordesii rose cultivar, bred by Canadian rose breeder Felicitas Svejda. It was introduced in Canada in 1977 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It is considered to be best of the early Canadian Explorer roses that Svejda developed and named in honour of legendary Canadian explorers.
Description
[edit]'John Davis' is a tall Hybrid Kordesii shrub rose variety, 7 ft (2.1 m) in height with a 6 ft (1.8 m) spread.[1] It has a quartered, cupped bloom form of medium-sized 3 in (76 mm) Flowers. Blooms begin as bright pink and then fade as they age to a lighter pink with golden centers. Flowers are carried in clusters of 10–15 and have a light, musky fragrance.[2] The rose will bloom occasionally during the season after its first flowering. The plant has an arching, rambling growth habit and glossy, dark green foliage.[3]
History
[edit]Felicitas Svejda
[edit]Felicitas Svejda was born November 8, 1920, in Vienna, Austria. She studied agricultural science at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, where she earned a PhD in 1948. She moved to Canada in 1953 and was hired by the Canadian Department