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'Refresher' rose Description
'Refresher' rose photo
Photo courtesy of F. Roux
HMF Ratings:
7 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Refresher
Origin:
Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1928).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1929 as 'Refresher'.
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
White.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small to medium, single (4-8 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Climbing.  Light green foliage.  

Height: up to 13'1" (up to 400cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very vigorous.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
'Refresher' was said to be practically a white 'American Pillar'. It is believed to be extinct or lost in Australia, but apparently surviving in Sangerhausen.
 
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