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Old Garden/Bourbon Rose 'Maggie': Cultivar Profile

Cultivar Details

Family:	Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Genus:	Rosa (RO-zuh)
Cultivar:	Maggie
Also known as:	Eugene E. Marlitt, Kakinada Red, Madame Eugénie Marlitt, Pacific
Hybridized by:	Geschwindt
Introduced:	1900

'Maggie' is a Bourbon rose (Old Garden Rose class) with cupped, fully double, rich crimson-red flowers and a strong, sweet fragrance. It forms a vigorous, arching shrub that can be trained as a climber. A historic variety from 1900, it repeats bloom and is valued for its perfume and old-rose charm.

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