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| colour: Purplish Red (old rose) | ||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||
| scent: Medium | ||||||
| introduction: 1826 - 1850 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 5 (-22ºC/-7.6ºF to -27ºC/-16.6ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||||
| repeat: Repeat Flowering | ||||||
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A Portland rose. Probably introduced by Laffay in 1830. Photographed at Mottisfont Garden Hampshire UK and at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, California, USA. | ||||||
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| 'Indigo' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||||
| Ashdown Roses -United States | ||||||
| Ludwig`s Rose Farm -South Africa | ||||||
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