Europeana®

This rose's location in the garden is N 4.
  • Classification:  Floribunda
  • Flower Color:  dark red
  • Flower Size:  2-3 inches
  • Flower Form:  semi-double borne on large, heavy clusters
  • Petal Count:  25-30
  • Fragrance: slight tea
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  dark red to dark green, glossy
  • Plant Height:  2-3 feet
  • Plant Width:   2-3 feet
  • Growth Habit:  vigorous
  • Disease Resistant: best in full sun
  • Hybridizer:  Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands)
  • Registered:  1963 (Netherlands), 1964 (U.S.)
  • Parentage:  (‘Ruth Leuwerik’ x ‘Rosemary Rose’)
  • ARS* Rating  8.3 (very good - excellent)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • 1962 Gold Medal The Hague
  • 1968 AARS (All-America Rose Selections) award
  • 1970 Gold Medal Portland

Notes:
  • “De Ruiter Innovations based in De Kwakel, The Netherlands, is a company breeding and developing roses since the 1920s.” --- (Wilkipedia), “List of Rose Breeders,” retrieved February 2021.