'Traverser' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Sergio Scudu
ARS:
Yellow blend Large-Flowered Climber. Registration name: Traverser
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Gigantea, Large-Flowered Climber.
Bloom:
Yellow to white. Large, semi-double to double, in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Climbing. Height of up to 19' 8" (up to 600 cm). Width of up to 13' 1" (up to 400 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.
Notes:
The rose in commerce in Australia came from 'Glenara' but there is no positive proof that it is the original 'Traverser'. The 1935 reference quotes “ a single plant extended along a fence to a distance of nearly 40 feet in Mr. Clark's garden”.
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