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'Emily Gray' rose Description
 Photo courtesy of David Elliott
ARS:
Deep yellow Hybrid Wichurana. Registration name: Emily Gray
Bloom:
Golden-yellow, salmon-yellow highlights, yellow stamens. Moderate, tea fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall, climbing. Large, glossy, bronze-green foliage. Height of 14¾' to 16' 5" (450 to 500 cm). Width of up to 10' (up to 305 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or landscape. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection). Prune after flowering is finished.
Notes:
Raised by Dr. A.H. Williams (National Rose Society (now RNRS) President 1933/34) and named after his sister, 1918.
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