Table 5. Winter injury observations and mid-winter hardiness levels (1992-93) for recently planted rose species, some of which were not included in the main evaluation.

Hardiness Rating: The hardiness rating is the lowest temperature at which 50 percent of the stem sections were uninjured. The designation “(I)” under the Fahrenheit and Celsius columns indicates that the canes were injured in the field prior to collection.

Cultivar Winter Injury Hardiness Rating
Fahrenheit Celsius
R. acicularis tip –44 –42
R. agrestis snow –12 –25
R. albertii * snow (I) (I)
R. albertii * <1/2 (I) (I)
R. amblyotis tip –44 –42
R. arkansana tip –38 –39
R. beggariana * <1/2 –22 –30
R. beggariana * <1/2 (I) (I)
R. beggariana * <1/2 (I) (I)
R. blanda tip –33 –36
R. canina snow (I) (I)
R. carolina snow (I) (I)
R. carolina grandiflora <1/2 –33 –36
R. cinnamomea none –44 –42
R. corymbifera snow (I) (I)
R. elliptica <1/2 (I) (I)
R. foliosa snow (I) (I)
R. glauca * tip –27 –33
R. glauca * tip –33 –36
R. helenae snow (I) (I)
R. hissarica snow (I) (I)
R. hugonis <1/2 –22 –30
R. jundzlii >1/2 (I) (I)
R. kokanica snow (I) (I)
R. laxa none –38 –39
R. macounii tip –27 –33
R. marrettii snow (I) (I)
R. mollis tip –27 –33
R. multiflora snow (I) (I)
R. nitida tip –38 –39
R. palustris tip –38 –39
R. pendulina tip –33 –36
R. pomifera <1/2 –22 –30
R. primula tip –27 –33
R. roxburghii snow (I) (I)
R. rubiginosa <1/2 (I) (I)
R. rugosa kamtchatica none –44 –42
R. sertata <1/2 –22 –30
R. setigera tip –27 –33
R. spinosissima altaica none –33 –36
R. virginiana tip –38 –39
R. wilmottiae <1/2 –22 –30
R. woodsii none –44 –42

* Genetically different specimens of species were evaluated and are listed separately

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