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| synonyms: 'Ragged Robin', 'Red Robin', |
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| colour: Bright Red |
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) |
| scent: Slight or No Scent |
| introduction: 1801 - 1825 |
| usda zone: Zone 7 (-11ºC/12.2ºF to -16ºC/3.2ºF) |
| flowers: Semi Double |
| repeat: Repeat Flowering |
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A China-Bourbon hybrid raised by M. Plantier and introduced by Vibert in 1825. Flowers deep crimson, semi-double, with numerous stamens, petals white at the base and with the occasional white streak, sweetly-scented and repeat-flowering well into autumn. Stems thorny and up to 15 feet (4.5m) in a warm climate. Leaflets long curved teeth. Often used as an understock, and frequently found apparently wild in California, though usually on the site of a deserted cottage or cemetery. A very healthy rose.Photographed at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, California, USA. |
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