Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Large-flowered climber
Growth Habit: Typically 8-12 feet tall
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Eugene S. "Gene" Boerner, 1953
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Seedling of: New Dawn x World's Fair, Cl.
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Rose

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Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2008-11-30
Photo by Steve812
Photo by Steve812
Photo by Steve812

Date: 2009-10-30
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy Joy Creek Nursery.  Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 6:19 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "This rose, along with Zephirine Drouhin, is one of our brightest pink climber. The flowers are very double, fragrant, and recurrent. This climber is vigorous to 15 feet with glossy leaves."

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