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'Crimson Shower' rose Description
'Crimson Shower' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
29 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Crimson Shower
Origin:
Bred by Albert Norman (United Kingdom, before 1950).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Isaac in circa 1949 as 'Crimson Shower'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Crimson Shower'.
Class:
Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.  
Bloom:
Crimson.  Mild, honey fragrance.  20 petals.  Average diameter 1.25".  Small, double (17-25 petals), rosette bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Glossy, light green foliage.  

Height: 6'7" to 15' (200 to 455cm).  Width: 7' to 8' (215 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Prune after flowering is finished.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Ploidy:
Diploid
Notes:
Mentioned in the American Rose Annual 1952 as one of the New Roses of the World.
 
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