'Desert Glo' Rose

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'Desert Glo' rose Description

My HMF:

'Della Balfour (Large Flowered Climber, Harkness, 1994)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Hof Pallenhoven

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Della Balfour (Large Flowered Climber, Harkness, 1994)
• HARblend
• Royal Pageant

HMF Ratings:

75 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: HARblend

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1994).

Class:

Large-Flowered Climber, Shrub.

Bloom:

Apricot - buff, pink blending. Strong, lemon fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: 7' to 10' (215 to 305cm). Width: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Rosemary Harkness × Elina ®

Notes:

Named for Mrs. R.C. Balfour.

[Treloar Roses says Desert Glo has full bodied Hybrid Tea type blooms of deep yellow, suffused with pink and red...]