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'All Ablaze ™' rose Description
'All Ablaze ™' rose photo
Photo courtesy of encrinite
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Medium red Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: WEKsamsou
Exhibition name: All Ablaze ™
Origin:
Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2000).
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.  
Bloom:
Red.  Mild, spice fragrance.  35 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium to large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Climbing.  

Height: 8' to 12½' (245 to 380cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 13,107  on  22 Oct 2002   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  2 Jan 2001
Climbing rose plant named ' Weksamsou'.
... its seed parent the variety known as Don Juan and as its pollen parent an undisseminated seedling... whereas `WEKsamsou` bears medium size flowers of even medium red coloration, Don Juan bears significantly larger flowers of darker red coloration with some black pigmentation on the outermost petals. The new variety bears its flowers in large clusters... double petalage (about 36 to 50 petals)... usually bears its flowers in clusters of three to four or more per stem.. the plant blooms abundantly and nearly continuously during the growing season. The flowers have a slight spicy to rose fragrance.
... When fully open, the bloom ranges from about 5.8 to about 7.6 cms. in diameter... On the spent bloom, the petals usually drop off cleanly... [as a cut rose lasts] four to five or more days... The plant displays an above average degree of resistance to powdery mildew and rust... The plant has a spreading growth habit (with climbing canes about 250 to about 380 cms. in length). It displays very vigorous growth...
Notes:
See Member Comments for pollen parent.