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'Pinkie, Cl.' rose Description
'Pinkie, Cl.' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Ronda's Carolina Garden
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
53 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Medium pink Polyantha, Cl..
Registration name: Pinkie, Cl.
Exhibition name: Pinkie, Cl.
Origin:
Discovered by E.P. Dering (United States).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery in 1952 as 'Pinkie, Cl.'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1956 as 'Climbing Pinkie'.
Class:
Climber, Polyantha, Cl..   (Series: Earth Kind ™)  
Bloom:
Pink.  Mild to strong fragrance.  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing, thornless (or almost).  

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm).  Width: 7' to 8' (215 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for hedge or specimen.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,076   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Diploid
Parentage:
Notes:
Mentioned in the American Rose Annual 1952 as one of the New Roses of the World.