Erinnerung an Brod

Erinnerung an Brod, Geschwind 1884

Hybrid Setigera 

Erinnerung an brod (A souvenir from Brod) is a special rose that's gaining more and more attention and not without reason. Bred by Rudolf Geschwind from the bygone Austrian/Hungarian Imperial empire before 1884. Brod is a little village in current Bosnia (former Yugoslavia) and this rose was a remembrance of it.

Geschwind was particularly interested in creating very hardy roses which could withstand the harsh winters of central Europe. Often he used the wild Prairie rose, R. Setigera, as a parent and with Erinnerung an Brod it was no exception. He crossed Setigera with the Damask Génie de Châteaubriand (no, not the delicious steak 🥩 lol)

The result was both exceptionally beautiful as intriguing: A tall rose with light green foliage and thin flexibel canes, ideal for Training on things. The flowers are of stunning beauty: Deep dark pink/Mauve to purple. They often have a green button eye. They stand in small clusters and are moderately to very fragrant. The rose can take considerable shade. It blooms only once but for a very long time, six or seven weeks. Very healthy and zone 5b to 9b

It's like a climbing Charles de Mills...

Tolstoï

Tolstoï, Böhm but probably Geschwind

Hybrid Setigera 

Belle de Baltimore X Mme Grégoire Staechelin 

Something very very special: Tolstoï is a real showstopper. Giant, puffy, very full blooms in small clusters. The color is pink with deeper pink on the reverse. Tolstoï reminds me of Mme Caroline Testout climbing and Constance Spry but probably with even bigger blooms. Strong fragrance! Summer blooming for several weeks. She can reach 4 meters or 13 feet.

Böhm brought Tolstoï on the market in 1937 but we now think the rose originated from Geschwind and Böhm found her. We know that Geschwind created many Setigera hybrids (Erinnerung an Brod, Aurelia Liffa etc...)

Zone 5b to 9b, rain tolerant 

I have a rose friend in Zeeland in the Netherlands and he gave me some pics of his Tolstoi. He said: Whatever you do, DON'T PRUNE HER, she will deteriorate. 

One of the great creations of Rudolf Geschwind