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Irish Rich Marbled
Native Back
Old Garden · Hybrid Spinosissima
Breeder
Breeder: Unknown
Year: <1755
Characteristics
Color: Red blend
Bloom: Rose-pink, lilac shading, lighter flecks, lighter mottling. Musk fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Growing: Hardy.
Notes
Rose-pink, lilac shading, lighter flecks, lighter mottling. Musk fragrance. Semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Hardy. Flowers are rose to lilac-pink, flecked, or marbled with paler shadings. The hips are black.