'Scorcher' Rose

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'Scorcher' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Origin:

Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1922).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1922 as 'Scorcher'.

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Crimson - scarlet. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 4". Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), open bloom form. Spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Climbing. Large, wrinkled (rugose) foliage.

Height: up to 10' (up to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Madame Abel Chatenay × Unknown

Notes:

For assorted speculations about parentage, see References.