''Rosa'' 'Jens Munk' is a medium pink, Hybrid Rugosa cultivar, bred by Canadian rose breeder,

Felicitas Svejda Felicitas Svejda (November 8, 1920 – January 19, 2016) was a federal scientist in Canada who developed roses that could survive Canada's short growing season and bitter winter conditions. She led the rose-breeding program at the Central Experim ...

in 1964. It was introduced in Canada in 1979 by

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. Named for the Norwegian explorer,

Jens Munk Jens Eriksen Munk (3 June 1579 – 24 June 1628) was a Danish-Norwegian navigator and explorer. He entered into the service of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and is most noted for his attempts to find the Northwest Passage. Early lif ...

, who explored the

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in 1619, it is one of the Canadian Explorer roses that Svejda developed and named in honour of legendary Canadian explorers.

Description

'Jens Munk' is a tall, bushy Hybrid rugosa rose, in height, with a spread. It has a semi-double, slightly cupped bloom form of medium-sized pink petals with pale yellow

stamens The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filamen ...

. The rose has a strong, spicy fragrance. The shrub blooms in small clusters of 3–5 throughout the season and blooms profusely in the autumn. It is disease resistant and sometimes susceptible to mildew. 'Jens Munk' has an arching, rambling growth habit and has small to medium green foliage. 'Jens Munk' is very hardy in extremely cold winter climates, but does equally well in hot climates.

History

Felicitas Svejda

Felicitas Svejda was born November 8, 1920, in

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. She studied

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at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in

, where she earned a PhD in 1948. She moved to

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in 1953, and was hired by the Canadian Department of Agriculture's research division in Ottawa, Ontario. Her first project was researching cereal grains, but later began working with ornamental plants. Svejda was given a new project in 1961 to create a series of winter hardy roses, which would thrive in the coldest regions of Canada, with sub-freezing winter temperatures of -50 C, and would also flower regularly during Canada's short growing season. With no prior knowledge of roses, Svejvda developed a successful rose-breeding program at the

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(CEF) in Ottawa. From the 1960s to the 1980s, she introduced many new cultivars, including 22 roses in the Explorer Rose Series, named in honour of Canadian explorers. Some of her most popular cultivars are: 'John Cabot', 'Alexander MacKenzie', 'David Thompson', and 'Henry Kelsey'. Svejvda led the rose-breeding program at CEF for 25 years, until her retirement in 1985. Her roses continued to be introduced in Canada well into the 1990s. Svejda died Jan. 19, 2016 in Ottawa at the age 95.

'Jens Munk'

Svejda bred 'Jens Munk' in 1964 using two Hybrid rugosas, 'Schneezwerg' x 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup'. 'Jens Munk' was introduced in Canada in 1979 by

. The cultivar is one of the Explorer Roses that Svejda developed to withstand the harsh Canadian winters and thrive in its short growing season. It is named for the Norwegian explorer,

, who explored the

in 1619.

Notes

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1979 introductions