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'Thelma' rose Description
'Thelma (Hybrid Wichurana, Easlea, 1926)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Vivienne
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Thelma (Hybrid Wichurana, Easlea, 1926)
Origin:
Bred by Walter Easlea, Jr. (United Kingdom, before 1926).
Class:
Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.  
Bloom:
Coral-pink, crimson shading, ages to carmine-pink .  Mild fragrance.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals), in large clusters bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  
Habit:
Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns.  Glossy, light green foliage.  

Height: 9'10" to 13'1" (300 to 400cm).  Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very vigorous.  Prune after flowering is finished.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
This rose was named for the breeder's grand daughter who lives in Kerikeri, New Zealand. The black-and-white photo was provided by Vivienne Hawken, the breeder's great-grandaughter.


The Peter Beales Collection of Classic Roses 2000-2001 says the flowers are a pleasing mixture of pinks...

 
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