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'High Hopes' rose Description
'High Hopes' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Brigitta's garden in Pécel
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
23 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Medium pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: HARyup
Exhibition name: High Hopes
Origin:
Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1992).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1992 as 'High Hopes'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Seashell-pink.  Moderate, spice fragrance.  25 to 32 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, climbing, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 10' to 12' (305 to 365cm).  Width: 7' (215cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2250P  on  2 Jun 2003
Application No: 1996/231  on  31 Oct 1996   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
New Zealand - Patent No: 1131  on  15 Aug 1996
Notes:
Breeder: Richard Harkness. Participated in the 1992 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)