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| colour: Bright Red, Strong Pink | ||||||
| height: Climber up to 12 feet (3.6 m) | ||||||
| scent: Slight or No Scent | ||||||
| introduction: 1976 - 1985 | ||||||
| usda zone: Zone 2 (-36ºC/-32.8ºF to -43ºC/-45.5ºF) | ||||||
| flowers: Semi Double | ||||||
| repeat: Continuous Flowering during the season | ||||||
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A Kordesii climbing hybrid in the Canadian Explorer series introduced by Svejda in 1983. William Baffin was obtained from open pollination of a hardy seedling derived from R. kordesii and a pollen parent originating from Red Dawn and Suzanne. Height to 10 feet, continuous flowering with light fragrance. Very hardy probably Zone 2, will survive down to –40°C. William Baffin was a genius in nautical astronomy and on his last voyage in Arctic waters he reached a latitude that went unequaled for the next 236 years. Baffin Island is named for him. | ||||||
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| 'William Baffin' is available from the following nurseries: | ||||||
| Tasman Bay Roses Ltd -New Zealand | ||||||
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