'Crimson Shower' Rose

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'Crimson Shower' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jon_in_Wessex

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Crimson Showers

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

Parentage:

seedling of Excelsa

Notes:

Mentioned in the American Rose Annual 1952 as one of the New Roses of the World.