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• Blackboy

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Dark red Large-Flowered Climber.
Exhibition name: Black Boy

Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, before 1918).
Introduced in Australia by E. & W. Hackett Ltd. in 1919 as 'Black Boy'.
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1923 as 'Black Boy'.

Large-Flowered Climber.  

Crimson, dark brown shading.  Moderate fragrance.  Very large, semi-double to double, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  

Climbing.  

Height: 13'1" (400cm).  Width: 9'10" (300cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Hardy.  very vigorous.  

Some difference of opinion about parentage, see References for more information.

Proceeds from the sale of this rose were donated to the S.A. Horticultural society and the National Rose Society of S.A.

There is also a Kordes rose (a Moss, 1958) by this name.