Book (1997) Page(s) 350. Thelma Easlea (UK) 1927. Parentage: R. wichuraiana x 'Paul's Scarlet'. Description, etc.... A pleasing mixture of coral-pink and deeper pink with a hint of lemon faintly visible in the centre...
Book (Nov 1994) Page(s) 234. Thelma Easlea (UK) 1927. Rosa wichuraiana x 'Paul's Scarlet Climber'... pale pink rambler... Nearly thornless...
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 604. Thelma Rambler, coral-pink, suffused carmine-red, 1927, R. wichuraiana x 'Paul's Scarlet Climber'; Easlea. Description.
Book (May 1992) Page(s) 319. Thelma Easlea (UK) 1927. R. wichuraiana x 'Paul's Scarlet'... coral-pink and deeper pink with a hint of lemon faintly visible in the centre... Foliage... deep green and glossy... large thorns...
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 39. Thelma (Wichuraiana Clg.) A pleasing mixture of coral pink and red, large, semi-single flowers of exquisite shape especially when fully open. Very few thorns. 1927. T. Shade tolerant. (R) 12 x 8’.
Website/Catalog (1938) Page(s) 51. Wichuraiana and other Rambling Roses The varieties comprising these classes are of unique and charming beauty, and form lovely objects in the garden while in bloom. They are suitable for rockery, sloping banks, pillars, pergolas, arches, etc. They are very lovely grown as standards. Thelma... Soft coral pink, very large flowers, fairly double. The flowers are wonderfully persistent on the plant. Introduced 1927.
Magazine (Dec 1936) Page(s) 136. Thelma. — A des fleurs rose corail nuancées de rouge, grandes, pleines, de longue durée. L'arbuste a peu d'épines et un beau feuillage vert brillant.
Book (1936) Page(s) 80. Small-bloomed hybrid wichuranas....Thelma, 1927 (W. Easlea): Blooms in clusters of 3-18 on strong canes, up to 8 cm across, with three petal rows, very lasting, mildly fragrant, coral-pink, initially shaded crimson-red. Dark green foliage, healthy. Almost without prickles. Lush growth, 4 m. Hardy. Rosa Wichuraiana x Paul's Scarlet Climber.
Book (1936) Page(s) 700. Thelma /hybrid wichurana) Easlea 1927; R. Wich. X Paul's Scarlet Climber; soft coral-pink, shaded pink, fades carmine, lasting, 8 cm., semi-double, in clusters of 10-20, fragrance 3/10, floriferous, long-blooming, repeats in autumn, strong stems, few prickles, glossy light green foliage, growth 8/10, climbing, 23 m. Sangerhausen
Article (misc) (1935) Page(s) 112. Thelma a rather recent variety from England, is one of the loveliest of the rambler family; the semi-double flowers are a distinct shade of pale coral-pink
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