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• W.C. 124

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Medium pink Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Mary Wallace

Bred by Dr. Walter Van Fleet (United States, before 1922).
Introduced in United States by U.S. Dept of Agriculture in 1924 as 'Mary Wallace'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1925 as 'Mary Wallace'.

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber.  

Pink, salmon-pink undertones.  Moderate fragrance.  13 to 20 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  

Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns.  Large, glossy, dense, leathery foliage.  

Height: 10' to 20' (305 to 610cm).  Width: up to 8' (up to 245cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very hardy.  very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot .  Prune after flowering is finished.  

Triploid

Long stems, loose blooms and the old flowers hang on. Pollen parent was a pink Hybrid Tea.