Rosa'Jeanie Deans'
| Rosa 'Jeanie Deans' | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sir James Plaisted Wilde(1895) |
Rosa'Jeanie Deans'is a scarlet-crimsonhybridrubiginosarose cultivarcreated bySir James Plaisted Wilde,who became Lord Penzance, in 1869. It is named afterJeanie Deans,the heroine ofScott'snovelThe Heart of Midlothian.
Wilde was a judge of theCourt of Probate and Divorce,and retired in 1872, but accepted the post ofDean of Archesin 1875, a position he kept on until the year of his death. His main residence wasEashing ParkinGodalming,Surreyin the mild south of England. There he relaxed from the stresses of judicial duties by enjoying his gardens. Apparently his roses afforded him great enjoyment because he started to hybridize then, and grow them from seed. He was keen onSir Walter Scottand his novels and named many of hishybridroses after characters inScott'snovels.[1]
The 'Jeanie Deans' rose was introduced in 1895. It is known as a hybrid rubiginosa and was apparently a hybrid ofR. eglanteriawith something else. It is described as being profuse, scarlet-crimson, with semi-double flowers.[2]It is available commercially.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Cf. "Rose Gathering: Walter Scott, Lord Penzance and Roses" at http:// rosegathering /penzance.htmlRetrieved 2012-01-28
- ^See this 'Help Me Find' website:http:// helpmefind /gardening/l.php?l=2.17396.1helpmefind: 'Jeanie Deans'Retrieved 2012-10-23.Also, Rose G. Kingsley,Roses and Rose Growing,London: Whittaker & Co., 1908, p. 44. Available online in the Project Gutenberg:https:// gutenberg.org/files/33464/33464-h/33464-h.htmRetrieved 2012-10-23.
- ^See, for example,http://hortiplex.gardenweb /plants/p1/gw1091109.htmlandhttp:// vintagegardens /roses.aspx?cat_id=12Retrieved 2012-10-23
