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| synonyms: 'Blackboy', | ||||||
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| colour: Very Dark Red | ||||||
| height: Shrub above 5 feet (1.5 m) | ||||||
| scent: Good or wonderful old rose scent | ||||||
| introduction: 1901 - 1925 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 8 (-5ºC/23ºF to -11ºC/12.2ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Semi Double | ||||||
| repeat: Repeat Flowering | ||||||
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A large flowered Hybrid Tea bred by Clark and introduced in 1919, (‘Etoile de France’ x ‘Bardou Job’). Dark red, large, semi-double flowers repeating in the autumn, fragrant. Size 10 ft. x 8 ft. USDA Zone: 8a, will probably survive down to (10-15° F) (-10°C). Photographed by Bill Grant and Lilia Weatherly. | ||||||
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| 'Black Boy' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||
| Walter Duncan Roses -Australia | ||||||
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