Rosa ‘Shot Silk’ (HT)
Description:
Bred by Alexander Dickson II of Hawlmark, Newtownards, Northern Ireland (1857-1949) pre-1924. Seedling of ‘Hugh Dickson’ × ‘Sunstar’. Medium, very double flowers of cherry-red with salmon –orange shading, carrying pink highlights & undertones of golden-yellow. Blooms throughout the season. RNRS Gold Medal 1923. Pernetiana roses were named for their originator Mons. Pernet-Ducher, who sought to introduce yellow blends within a remontant (repeat) flowering form.
Threat Status:
Threatened In Cultivation
As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/
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