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Light pink Hybrid Wichurana.

Bred by Jackson & Perkins (United States, 1901). Bred by E. Alvin Miller (United States, 1901).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Dorothy Perkins'.

Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.  

Salmon-pink, ages to darker .  Mild fragrance.  up to 40 petals.  Average diameter 1.75".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters, flat bloom form.  Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.  

Climbing.  Small, glossy, dark green foliage.  

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

USDA zone 4b through 9b.  Very vigorous.  drought resistant.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Prune after flowering is finished.  

Diploid

Parentage may have been R. Wichuraiana x Turner's Crimson Rambler. See references
Members comments indicate that 'Dorothy Perkins' seems to have a smooth pedicel.