'Red Explorer' Rose

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'Red Explorer' rose Description

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ARS:

Dark red Polyantha, Cl..
Registration name: Red Explorer
Exhibition name: Red Explorer

Origin:

Discovered by Antoine Penny (France, 1928).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1933 as 'Red Explorer'.

Class:

Climber, Polyantha, Cl..

Bloom:

Crimson - scarlet, darker shading. Average diameter 1.25". Small, double (17-25 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy. very vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Miss Edith Cavell (polyantha, De Ruiter, 1914)

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