Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Dark red
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Polyantha
Growth Habit: Very short, 1-2 feet, very bushy; true groundcover rose
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by De Ruiter Innovations BV, 1917

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: sport of: Orleans Rose
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Miss Edith Cavell'
  • 'Edith Cavell'
  • 'Nurse Cavell'
  • 'Nurse Edith Cavell'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2019-05-18
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