'Electra' Rose

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'Electra' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

ARS:

Light yellow Hybrid Multiflora.
Registration name: Electra (rambler, Veitch, 1900)

Origin:

Bred by James Herbert Veitch (United Kingdom, 1900).
Introduced in Australia by Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. in 1905 as 'Electra'.

Class:

Hybrid Multiflora, Rambler.

Bloom:

Cream - yellow, ages to white. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, globular bloom form.

Habit:

Climbing.

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

'Electra' in L'Haÿ is a pink multiflora and thus mislabeled