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'Tower Bridge' rose Description
'Tower Bridge' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
24 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HARavis
Exhibition name: Tower Bridge
Origin:
Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1995).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Red.  Strong fragrance.  60 to 80 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 32" to 4½' (80 to 135cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
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Notes:
Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Tower Bridgeâ„¢ has old-fashioned, many petaled blooms of rich crimson...


Harkness Roses describe the color of the flowers as "a very traditional deep purple red of the 18th century."

 
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