Washington DC is not a state, but a federal district as specified by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
American Beauty Rose
 (Rosa
'American Beauty')
Adopted: NA
The American Beauty Rose, Rosa
'American Beauty', was adopted as
Washington, DC's flower.
Of the thousands of different
varieties of roses, some are popular
year after year. Others disappear
because plant breeders produce better
ones. For example, the American beauty
rose was once popular but is no longer
grown commercially. It is a hybrid
perpetual, famous for its fragrant
crimson blooms.
- Class: Hybrid Perpetual
- Bred: Hoopes, 1909, USA
- Description: Double,
spring flowering, dark pink,
fragrant.
- Color: Deep pink (med.
red)
- Blooms: Full, cupped,
large, 50 petals
- Foliage: Dull Green
- Fragrance: Quite fragrant
- Height: 12-15'
- Size (H x W): 4-6 x 3-4
- Growth Habit: Susceptible
to Mildew
- Cultivation: Vigorous,
greenhouse, susceptible to Blackspot,
Powdery Mildew, Rust
- Hardiness: zones 5-9; Not
Hardy North of: Zone 9
- Origins: Bred in France
(1875) by Lédéchaux
Taxonomic Hierarchy
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Kingdom |
Plantae -- Plants |
|
Subkingdom |
Tracheobionta -- Vascular
plants |
|
Superdivision |
Spermatophyta -- Seed plants |
|
Division |
Magnoliophyta -- Flowering
plants |
|
Class |
Magnoliopsida --
Dicotyledons |
|
Subclass |
Rosidae – |
|
Order |
Rosales – |
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Family |
Rosaceae – Rose family |
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Genus |
Rosa L. – rose |
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Species |
Rosa 'American Beauty' |
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Official Washington DC Flower