ROBERT  ERSKINE ROSES

"Madeline's Choice"

The information about each rose was given to me directly from

Robert Erskine.

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"PRAIRIE PEACE"
Developed by Robert Erskine
named for the Peace Rose because it resembles the Hybrid T "Peace" rose.
Bicolor...sometimes yellow and pink, sometimes pink & yellow, sometimes Peach color, has a strong fragrance, semi double to Double flowers
Bob has found as many as 50 petals on one flower
 Recurring (has one crop of flowers early in the season, and has another later)
ALTAI HYBRID
BEAUTY OF  LEAFLAND X HAZELDEAN (Percy Wright's)
 
This is a very popular rose.
"WASKASOO"
Indian name for Red Deer
Developed by  Robert Erskine
Dark Red, Double, very Fragrant, Recurrent
Rugosa Hybrid (Rugose means wrinkled leaves)
LITTLE BETTY X RUGOSA HYBRID
 
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"DAYBREAK"
Developed by Robert Erskine
Bright Pink, Double flower (about 30 petals) Fragrant
Blooms once, but has a long season
HANSA X ROSA WOODSII
[Rosa Woodsii is an Alberta Wild Rose, it blooms later than the
Rose Acicularis , has several roses per cluster and prickles only part way to the end of the stem]
 
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"AURORA"
The name "Aurora" means Rosie Red and it also means beginning.
Named  by Robert Erskine for the Aurora School
  as the rose was found near it, This was the first rose that Bob named.
Single,  Dark Rosie Red
blooms early in the season, just blooms once.
 
Rose Acicularis species (the floral emblem for Alberta)
Has larger flowers than most wild roses and different foliage
Aurora usually has just one flower per cluster and is prickly to the end of the branch.
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"KINISTINO"
Named by Robert Erskine
The English word for the French word that means "Cree."
Bob chose this name because it is a "a Red Native Rose named after a Red Native Man"
Single,  Dark Rosie Red some Scarlet petals
has bigger and rounder leaves than parent plants Superior to Aurora
A Seedling from
AURORA X  LEAFLAND GLOW
Aurora is a Rosie red wild rose that Bob found near the Aurora School.
 
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 "HARIS"
Developed by Robert Erskine
good shade of Pink, Blooms once, Semi Double very Hardy,
tall could be used as a climber
has scotch Rose and Cinnamon Group
seedling from HARISON'S YELLOW X unsure of other parent
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 "MADELINE'S CHOICE"
  Developed by Robert Erskine
Bicolor.. Single... pale yellow & pale Pink, fragrant flowers
Blooms in late June and has a long blooming season
ALTIA ROSE X SCOTCH ROSE
(Altia roses come from Altia Mts. In Asia)
 
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"BEAUTY OF LEAFLAND"
Developed by Robert Erskine
Pale Bicolor blend of pale pink and pale yellow
 (sometimes looks creamy white) Double (25-30 petals)
has a very strong Fragrance, just blooms once
Scrolled Buds (sort of like a Hybrid T bud) which is an unusual form for Scotch Roses
ALTIA HYBRID Parents are
BUTTER BALL X HAYDI (Skinner Rose)
  
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"BETTY WILL"
Developed by Robert Erskine
Pink,  Double, Recurrent, Very Hardy very prickly
a similar cross to Teresa Bugnet but has more flowers and larger ones
Seedling of GEORGE WILL (mother) X  BETTY BLAND (father)
(Betty Bland was a pioneer Rose developed by Frank L. Skinner which was
 Rosa Blande X with a Hybrid Perpetual)
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Sheila Holmes
Box 17, Site 3, RR 1,
Rocky Mt. House, AB.   T4T 2A1
 ErskinePlants@telus.net
Last Updated  March  2006 by Sheila Holmes