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'Excelsa' rose Description
'Excelsa' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Rescht_Laurent
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
35 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Excelsa
Origin:
Bred by Michael H. Walsh (United States, 1908).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1911 as 'Excelsa'.
Class:
Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.  
Bloom:
Cerise, white center, ages to scarlet .  None / no fragrance.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small to medium, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Small, glossy foliage.  

Height: 9'10" to 20' (300 to 610cm).  Width: up to 12' (up to 365cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  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.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Notes:
See References for more information about Parentage

Member Palustris advises that 'Excelsa''s pedicel has small bristles.
 
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