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| colour: Strong Pink | ||||||||
| height: Average Shrub 2.5 - 5 feet (0.75 m - 1.5 m) | ||||||||
| scent: Medium | ||||||||
| introduction: 1851 - 1875 | ||||||||
| usda zone: Zone 7 (-11ºC/12.2ºF to -16ºC/3.2ºF) | ||||||||
| flowers: Semi Double | ||||||||
| repeat: Continuous Flowering during the season | ||||||||
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A Tea rose raised by Guillot fils in 1869. Flowers soft pink with yellow tints in the heart of the flower and a silvery sheen. Twigs green with red thorns. In shape the flowers are close to those of a Hybrid tea, but often nodding. Parentage not recorded but said to be related to ‘Adam’. Photographed at the Botanical Garden of Adelaide South Australia the close-up is by Bill Grant. | ||||||||
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| 'Catherine Mermet' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||||
| Golden Vale Nursery -Australia | ||||||||
| Tasman Bay Roses Ltd -New Zealand | ||||||||
| The Country Garden Plant Centre -United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||||||
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