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'Ruth Alexander' rose Description
'Ruth Alexander' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Ruth Alexander
Exhibition name: Ruth Alexander
Origin:
Bred by Rena E. Wilber (United States, before 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Better Roses (Australia) in 1963 as 'Ruth Alexander'.
Class:
Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Orange blend.  Strong fragrance.  Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), high-centered bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  
Habit:
Climbing.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 178  on  2 Jun 1936   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Kathie Johns writes: This rose still exists in Northwest Washington (Mount Vernon, Seattle). It is apricot and yellow and has a wonderful tea smell. We moved to our house in 1946 and it was growing there at that time but the house was already many years old.