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'Compassion ®' rose Description
'Compassion ® (Large-Flowered Climber Harkness, 1972)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Antonio Motta
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
117 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Compassion ® (Large-Flowered Climber Harkness, 1972)
Origin:
Bred by Jack L. Harkness (United Kingdom, before 1972).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1972 as 'Compassion'.
Class:
Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Salmon-pink.  Strong fragrance.  36 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, classic hybrid tea bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, climbing, well-branched.  Large, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 5' to 15' (150 to 455cm).  Width: 5' to 8' (150 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for cut flower, garden, pillar or shrub.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Apuldram's Roses says this rose has dark wood and bushes out from the base, so it looks good as a pillar rose or it can be grown as a shrub...

 
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