John Davis

This rose's location in the garden is NE 06.

• Classification:  Hybrid Kordesii, (grown as climber)
• Flower Color: medium pink
• Flower Size:  3.5 inches 
• Flower Form: borne in clusters
• Petal Count: 40 petals
• Fragrance:  intense spicy
• Repeat Bloomer:  occasional repeat later in the season
• Foliage: glossy
• Plant Height: 7 feet
• Plant Width:  4 feet
• Growth Habit: vigorous, climbing growth
• Disease Resistant: no
• Hybridizer: Felicitas Svedja (Canada)
• Registered: 1986
• Parentage:  [R. × kordesii x (‘Red Dawn’ x ‘Suzanne’)]
• ARS* Rating: 8.8 (an outstanding rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:

• 2007 Earth-Kind® North, Texas A&M University

Notes:

• The Hybrid Kordesii is a class of roses dating back to its development in Germany in the 1940s.  It was developed by W. Kordes’ Sons which is a German rose breeding company dating back to the late 1800s.  They were looking for a hardy climbing rose that would be a repeat bloomer.  Kordes Nursery is still in business today as one of the world’s leading producers of roses. --- (Wikipedia W. Kordes' Söhne 2/27/2021)
  
  
• The Canadian plant geneticist, Felicitas Svedja developed several species for the northern climate at the Canadian Department of Agriculture.  His roses were called the Explorer series and they were named after Northern explorers like Williiam Baffin and John Davis. --- (Brenner and Scanniello, A Rose by Any Name, page 49).
  
  
• John Davis was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592. --- (Wikipedia “John Davis” retrieved 2/27/2021)