''Rosa'' 'de Rescht is a Portland Damask rose introduced by English gardener
Nancy Lindsay
Norah Mary Madeleine Lindsay (née Bourke) (26 April 1873 – 20 June 1948) was a socialite garden designer who between the World wars became a major influence on garden design and planting in the United Kingdom and on the Continent.
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in 1945. In the first part of her book ''The Genus Rosa'',
Ellen Willmott
Ellen Ann Willmott (19 August 1858 – 27 September 1934) was an English horticulturist. She was an influential member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and a recipient of the first Victoria Medal of Honour, awarded to British horticulturists ...
described a rose that is known by the
Gilaks as "Gul e Reschti", which is probably the same as Rose de Rescht.
History
The history of the flower is unclear and its origin is unknown; according to some researches done in
France
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and
England
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by the members of the
WFRS Specialized Conservation Committee, the rose was originally introduced "about 1880" as a Persian rose and, in some sources, its origin is French. It seems that this rose originating in Iran was reported in the year 1880 in England, then in the year 1890 in Germany, but it was then forgotten and was not reintroduced to England until 1940–1950, when it was rediscovered in
Rasht.
Description
''Rosa'' de Rescht's bloom form is double, their color is
deep pink (dp) and they are highly fragrant.
The plant has large, medium green foliage, grows about 90 to 120 centimetres (36–48 in) high and 60–90 centimetres (24–36 in) wide. It is winter hardy down to USDA Zone 4b −31.7 °C (-25 °F) . Flowering time is late spring/early summer; it blooms repeatedly. It is resistant to
black spot,
mildew and
rust
Rust is an iron oxide, a usually reddish-brown oxide formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen in the catalytic presence of water or air moisture. Rust consists of hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH ...
. Its soil pH requirement is 5.6 to 6.5 (acidic to mildly acidic). It can be propagated by softwood cuttings, semi-hardwood cuttings, hardwood cuttings, grafting and budding.
Namesake
Lindsay named the cultivar 'de Rescht' after the city of Rasht, the capital of
Gilan Province, Iran, located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, where she discovered it to be growing.
References
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De Rescht
1945 introductions