For Nadene and Deborah at the Old Parliament House Gardens, Senate Tennis Courts. Countess of Stradbroke. I do not have this rose, but am fairly sure it is not a Hybrid Gigantea. I have re-read all references and looked at all comments, and can find no mention of hybrid gigantea. If someone has mentioned to you that it is Hyb Gig, then this should be publicly discussed on HelpMeFind for a wider opinion. I do see a Comment in Nadene’s bloom photo, but whatever it was, this comment has been deleted.
American Rose Magazine 3(5): 86 (September-October 1939) How Remontant Climbers Act Mrs. Thomas Howell Scott, Atlanta, Ga.
Countess of Stradbroke was a beautiful sight in May, specimen blooms on long lateral stems the entire length of the canes. This also repeated in June. The bloom laterals in this variety came from the third or fourth eyes of the original lateral.
