Gruss an Aachen

This rose's location in the garden is N 3.

• Classification:   Floribunda
• Flower Color:   light pink
• Flower Size:    3-3.5 inches
• Flower Form:  borne in clusters
• Petal Count:  40-45
• Fragrance: slightly sweet
• Repeat Bloomer:  yes
• Foliage:  rich green, leathery
• Plant Height:  2-3 feet
• Plant Width:   2-3 feet
• Growth Habit:  dwarf growth
• Disease Resistant:  yes
• Hybridizer:  Wilhelm Hinner for Geduldig Nursery (Germany)
• Registered:  1909
• Parentage:  (‘Frau Karl Druschki’ x ‘Franz Deegen’)
• ARS* Rating  8.3 (a very good to excellent rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating
  

Awards:

• None

Notes:

• “Many sources consider it the original floribunda. But according to the Rose Society of South Australia, it should be seen as a precursor to the floribunda: ‘Gruss an Aachen’ has interesting parents, namely the seed parent white Hybrid Perpetual ‘Frau Karl Druschki’ and its pollen parent, the forgotten Hybrid Tea, ‘Franz Deegan’. However, ‘Gruss an Aachen’ has never accurately fitted into the Hybrid Tea category. This rose resembles a neat shrub-like Floribunda and even though it predates the Floribunda class by decades, it is often classified as a Floribunda rose in modern reference books. Some experts regard ‘Gruss an Aachen’ as ‘an early precursor of the popular David Austin English roses,’ but regardless of the category or classification, this superb heritage rose has over a century of history and many devotees.’”  ---  Tom’s Garden, “‘Gruss an Aachen’ Rose,”  www.friscovista.com.