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• Dr. Robert Huey
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Dark red Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Dr. Huey
Exhibition name: Dr. Huey

Bred by Captain George C. Thomas (United States, 1914).
Introduced in United States by Bobbink & Atkins in 1920 as 'Dr. Huey'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1922 as 'Dr. Huey'.

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber.  

Crimson, light yellow stamens.  Mild fragrance.  15 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Once-blooming spring or summer.  Medium buds.  

Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns.  

Height: 10' to 12' (305 to 365cm).  Width: 8' (245cm).

USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  Prune after flowering is finished.  

Triploid

The name for this rose was announced at the meeting of the American Rose Society held in the Bloomfield Gardens on 4 June 1919. Dr. Robert Huey died on 12 March 1928.

'Dr. Huey' does well in alkaline soil.