Stories of Prairie-bred Rose Cultivar Names -- Bred by Percy Wright.

Title: Stories of Prairie-bred Rose Cultivar Names – Bred by Percy Wright.



Author: Pittao, Arnie F.

Published in: Prairie Garden 2008 Issue 69, p55, (2008).



Abstract: “The article features some of the Canadian Prairie-bred rose cultivar names bred by Percy Wright, a breeder of the Hazeldean rose. Alice is a Rosa woodsii named for Wright’s cousin, Alice Smith. Alison is a Rosa rugosa hybrid named for his youngest daughter. Augusta is a Rosa rugosa hybrid named because it blooms generously in August.”