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State Flower

Flower by: Santalady State Flower, a state symbol

American Beauty Rose

(Rosa 'American Beauty')

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
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'