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'Mrs. G.A. Wheatcroft' rose References
Book (1936) Page(s) 755. Wheatcroft, Mrs. G. A. (HT) Wheatcroft 1936; Sport of L. Pirrie; coppery pink, petal tips silvery pink, base golden-yellow, reverse soft salmon-pink to carmine, base coppery orange, medium size, double, cup form, high-centered, lasting, in clusters of 2-5, fragrance 6/10, floriferous, continuous bloom, long arching stems, very few prickles, growth 7/10, upright, bushy. Sangerhausen
Website/Catalog (1928) Page(s) 32. New Roses 1928. Mrs. G. A. Wheatcroft (HT. Wheatcroft Bros.) Colóur, outside of petals soft salmon pink to carmine, with orange base, and a suffusion of copper all over the petal. The inside of petal is gold at base, shading through coppery-pink to silver rose at the tips; bud long and pointed, of perfect shape and opening to a reflexed flower borne on erect strong stem. Habit of growth is ideal. Sweetly perfumed. 40 petals. Growth good.
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