'Doris Downes' Rose

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'Doris Downes' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Doris Downes
Exhibition name: Doris Downes

Origin:

Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1931).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1932 as 'Doris Downes'.

Class:

Hybrid Gigantea, Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Pink, ages to darker . Moderate, sweet fragrance. Very large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

A parentage of La France and Rosa Gigantea was suggested in a 1931 reference.