'City of Alexandria' Rose

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'City of Alexandria' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alexandria Rose
• WILalex

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Shrub.
Registration name: WILalex
Exhibition name: Alexandria Rose

Origin:

Bred by J. Benjamin Williams (United States, 1988).

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Red blend. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Height: 6' (185cm). Width: 5' (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Queen Elizabeth (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts before 1951) × Perfecta (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1957)
pollen:	Mount Shasta

Notes:

Hortico says this rose is ivory with a red blush; it repeats; is a mass bloomer and a good free-standing bush; it can be used as a climber or pillar rose; 6ft x 5ft; hardy to Zone 5.