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'Doris Downes' rose Description
'Doris Downes' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Doris Downes
Exhibition name: Doris Downes
Origin:
Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1931).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1932 as 'Doris Downes'.
Class:
Hybrid Gigantea, Hybrid Tea, Cl..  
Bloom:
Pink, ages to darker .  Moderate, sweet fragrance.  Very large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Climbing.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Notes:
A parentage of La France and Rosa Gigantea was suggested in a 1931 reference.
 
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