'Dorothy Perkins' Rose

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'Dorothy Perkins' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Wichurana.

Origin:

Bred by Jackson & Perkins (United States, 1901). Bred by E. Alvin Miller (United States, 1901).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Dorothy Perkins'.

Class:

Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, ages to darker . Mild fragrance. up to 40 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Climbing. Small, glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm). Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Very vigorous. drought resistant. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection). Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Rosa wichuraiana Crép. synonym × Madame Gabriel Luizet (hybrid perp., Liabaud 1877)

Notes:

Parentage may have been R. Wichuraiana x Turner's Crimson Rambler. See references
Members comments indicate that 'Dorothy Perkins' seems to have a smooth pedicel.