';"St David's"

"St David's"

(Pronounced: SAY-nt DAVID-z)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

"St David's"

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"St David's" is a beautiful, single, medium red "Bermuda" rose with prominent white eye. It is definitely a China rose that makes an upright dense bush 3' to 4' in height, but its true identity is not known..

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Although the blooms are not particularly fragrant, "St David's" can be relied upon to provide a distinctive splash of color to the garden throughout the growing season.

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The blooms are small (1-1/2" to 2"), single, and medium red, with distinctive white eyes. "St David's" begins blooming in April and produces flowers more or less continuously until frost.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
"St David's" is a beautiful, single, medium red "Bermuda" rose with prominent white eye. It is definitely a China rose that makes an upright dense bush 3' to 4' in height, but its true identiy is not known.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Chinensis

GROUP:
Bermuda

CLASS:
Ch

SEED
PARENT:
Unknown

POLLEN
PARENT:

BREEDER:
Unknown

INTRODUCED:
"St David's is a Bermuda rose, with an unknown origin and date of introduction.

DATE:
Unknown

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    3 '     to    4 '           Width:    3 '     to    3 '

"St. David's" makes a compact but upright bush 3' to 4' in height.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage is dark green, smooth, and semi-glossy.

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
r - repeat. "St David's begins blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and repeat blooms in cycles throughout the growing season.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    2.00"      to      2.00"           Cluster Size:    1      to      2           Petal Count:    10 to 12

"St. David's" blooms are small (1-1/2" to 2") and semi-double (10 - 12 petals). They open flat to display the white eye surrounding prominent stamens.

BLOOM
COLOR:
mr - Medium red. The blooms are medium red, with a large distinctive white eye.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
nf - Not fragrant. "St David's" has no fragrance.

HIPS:
None observed.

CLIMATE:
Zones 7 - 9

CULTURE:
"St. David's is a very trouble free and reliable rose. It is very healthy rose that tolerates poorer soils, and it has no known disease or cultural problems.

PROPAGATION:
"St. David's" is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Good for bedding or mass plantings
    ** Suitable for hedging and fence rows
    ** Requires sunny location to thrive
    ** Commercial Availability is limited
"St. David's makes a wonderful specimen plant, and it also can be used in mass plantings to make a spectacular bed, or a low hedge.

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
Because of its compact bushy growth, rosarians in Bermuda assume that "St. David's" is a China seedling or sport, but its true identity is not known.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 559.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1997 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1997, p. 10.

Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, p. 20.

Last updated 10/13/2001 3:11:03 PM

GENERAL INFORMATION:	"St David's" is a beautiful, single, medium red "Bermuda" rose with prominent white eye. It is definitely a China rose that makes an upright dense bush 3' to 4' in height, but its true identiy is not known.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Chinensis
GROUP:	Bermuda
CLASS:	Ch
SEED PARENT:	Unknown
POLLEN PARENT:
BREEDER:	Unknown
INTRODUCED:	"St David's is a Bermuda rose, with an unknown origin and date of introduction.
DATE:	Unknown
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 3 ' to 4 ' Width: 3 ' to 3 ' "St. David's" makes a compact but upright bush 3' to 4' in height.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage is dark green, smooth, and semi-glossy.
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	r - repeat. "St David's begins blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and repeat blooms in cycles throughout the growing season.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 2.00" to 2.00" Cluster Size: 1 to 2 Petal Count: 10 to 12 "St. David's" blooms are small (1-1/2" to 2") and semi-double (10 - 12 petals). They open flat to display the white eye surrounding prominent stamens.
BLOOM COLOR:	mr - Medium red. The blooms are medium red, with a large distinctive white eye.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	nf - Not fragrant. "St David's" has no fragrance.
HIPS:	None observed.
CLIMATE:	Zones 7 - 9
CULTURE:	"St. David's is a very trouble free and reliable rose. It is very healthy rose that tolerates poorer soils, and it has no known disease or cultural problems.
PROPAGATION:	"St. David's" is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Good for bedding or mass plantings Suitable for hedging and fence rows Requires sunny location to thrive Commercial Availability is limited "St. David's makes a wonderful specimen plant, and it also can be used in mass plantings to make a spectacular bed, or a low hedge.
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	Because of its compact bushy growth, rosarians in Bermuda assume that "St. David's" is a China seedling or sport, but its true identity is not known.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 559. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1997 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1997, p. 10. Beales, Peter. Classic Roses. New York: Henry Holt & Company. 1997, p. 20.