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Washington, DC State Flower
American Beauty Rose
(Rosa 'American Beauty')
Adopted: NA
The American Beauty Rose, Rosa 'American Beauty', was adopted as Washington, DC's flower.
Of the thousands of different varieties of roses, some are popular year after year. Others disappear because plant breeders produce better ones. For example, the American beauty rose was once popular but is no longer grown commercially. It is a hybrid perpetual, famous for its fragrant crimson blooms.
- Class: Hybrid Perpetual
- Bred: Hoopes, 1909, USA
- Description: Double, spring flowering, dark pink, fragrant.
- Color: Deep pink (med. red)
- Blooms: Full, cupped, large, 50 petals
- Foliage: Dull Green
- Fragrance: Quite fragrant
- Height: 12-15'
- Size (H x W): 4-6 x 3-4
- Growth Habit: Susceptible to Mildew
- Cultivation: Vigorous, greenhouse, susceptible to Blackspot, Powdery Mildew, Rust
- Hardiness: zones 5-9; Not Hardy North of: Zone 9
- Origins: Bred in France (1875) by Lédéchaux
Taxonomic Hierarchy
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| Kingdom |
Plantae -- Plants |
| Subkingdom |
Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants |
| Superdivision |
Spermatophyta -- Seed plants |
| Division |
Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants |
| Class |
Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons |
| Subclass |
Rosidae – |
| Order |
Rosales – |
| Family |
Rosaceae – Rose family |
| Genus |
Rosa L. – rose |
| Species |
Rosa 'American Beauty' |
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