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| synonyms: 'Red Dorothy Perkins', | ||||||
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| colour: Bright Red | ||||||
| height: Climber over 12 feet(3.6 m) | ||||||
| scent: Medium | ||||||
| introduction: 1901 - 1925 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 5 (-22ºC/-7.6ºF to -27ºC/-16.6ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Fully Double | ||||||
| repeat: Once Flowering | ||||||
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A Rosa wichurana Rambler introduced by Walsh in 1909. Double cupped, red flowers in large compact clusters; growth vigorous to 15 feet, (4.5m). Photographed at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley, Surrey, UK. There is now a repeatflowering form called 'Super Exelsa'. | ||||||
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| 'Excelsa' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||
| Golden Vale Nursery -Australia | ||||||
| Tasman Bay Roses Ltd -New Zealand | ||||||
| Flora Linnea -Sweden | ||||||
| Vintage Gardens Antique Roses -United States | ||||||
| Ashdown Roses -United States | ||||||
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