Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Globular
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Climbing hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Climbing 9-15 feet
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: Discovered by Prof. J.-B. Chauvry, 1901
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 7 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)
Plant Height: 9-15 feet
Plant Spread: 5-8 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
Parentage: Sport of: Madame Caroline Testout

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Madame Caroline Testout, Cl.'
  • 'Caroline Testout, Cl.'
  • 'Climbing Caroline Testout'
  • 'Climbing Madame Caroline Testout'

Common names
  • Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose
  • Rose

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Date: 2020-05-21
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Location: Historic Rose Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-15
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Date: 2020-05-20
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Date: 2014-06-01
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK
Location: Mottisfont Abbey Garden, UK

Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-30
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 12:12 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "Madame Caroline Testout has lovely long-pointed buds that demand attention. However, it is the open flower that draws the most praise. The flowers are a bright satiny rose and will occasionally be edged with soft carmine-pink. The rose is quite large and double with a nice fragrance. The foliage is bright, forest green, and creates a beautiful frame for the equisite blooms."

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