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'Scorcher' rose Description
'Scorcher' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Singularly Beautiful Roses
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
15 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Origin:
Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1922).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1922 as 'Scorcher'.
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Crimson - scarlet.  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), open bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  
Habit:
Climbing.  Large, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.  

Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
For assorted speculations about parentage, see References.
 
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