'Drummer Boy' Rose

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'Drummer Boy' rose Description

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'Drummer Boy (floribunda, Harkness before 1985)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of mosscube

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARvacity

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Floribunda.
Registration name: HARvacity
Exhibition name: Drummer Boy

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1985).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1987 as 'Drummer Boy'.

Class:

Floribunda, Miniature, Patio.

Bloom:

Crimson. Mild, spice fragrance. 15 petals. Average diameter 2". Semi-double (9-16 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 15" to 2' (40 to 60cm). Width: 18" to 2' (45 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Wee Man × [ Southampton × Darling Flame]
pollen:	Red Sprite

Notes:

Sets hips

An early reference quotes the pollen parent as 'Letchworth Garden City'