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'Highdownensis' rose Reviews & Comments
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4 JUN 18 by
Andrew from Dolton
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For anyone, with the room, who wants a rose that is attractive to wildlife this rose is perfect. Right now it is literally swarming with honey bees, bumble bees and hoverflies in October the birds will gorge on the hips.
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28 AUG 17 by
Andrew from Dolton
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This rose always produces a few flowers in late summer.
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12 MAR 17 by
CybeRose
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The American rose annual - Page 82 (1947)
Rosa highdownensis is an accidental hybrid of that beautiful but exasperating species, R. Moyesi. Although the blossoms are probably not quite as sensational, they are exceedingly lovely (light velvety crimson) and are borne in greater profusion than are those of R. Moyesi, and the hips are more brightly colored. Those who have failed to grow R. Moyesi successfully should plant R. highdownenis, for it is quite similar and considerably less temperamental.
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12 MAR 17 by
Andrew from Dolton
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I grow moyesi 'Geranium' and 'Highdownensis' and I can tell you that 'Highdownensis' is far easier, more rampant and bushier than 'Geranium'. In my garden and a neighbour's too moyesi suffers a little from die back. 'Highdownensis' in ten years has reached 4m x 4m, I have never pruned this rose, there is not a single piece of dead wood on it.
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12 MAR 17 by
CybeRose
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The American Rose Annual, Volume 15, page 222 (1930)
Rosa X Highdownensis. Sp. This plant was raised from seed of R. Moyesi, and it is thought that the other parent was probably K. of K. (HT.) as that was the only rose near the seed parent.
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