1909

3 to 5 feet

‘Gipsy Boy’ or ‘Zigeunerknabe’ is reported to be a ‘Russelliana’ seedling and has the coarse healthy foliage of its parent. The flowers, produced mainly in the spring and fall, are double, dark crimson with gold stamens. Perhaps the colorful appearance of the blooms dancing all along the canes is what inspired its name. The fragrance is rich and satisfying and the bush has the graceful arching habit of ‘Russelliana’, but on a smaller scale.