philomel's roses

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  1. Fern4

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    I think this is my favourite one so far. The colour is beautiful. I need to Google and find out more about it!
     
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      Yellow blend Tea, Cl..
      Registration name: Lady Hillingdon, Cl.
      Discovered by Elisha J Hicks (United Kingdom, 1917).
      Climber, Tea, Cl..
      Apricot. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium to large, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
      Climbing. Large, bronze-green foliage.
      Height of 12' to 15' (365 to 455 cm). Width of 8' to 18' (245 to 550 cm).
       
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        I first fell in love with this one on Hilliers stand at Chelsea in the '70s Fern. Longed to have it ever since then and found it at the local rose nursery in France ten years ago :)

        Thanks for all that info Woo! As you can see I broke my pre1900 rule ;)
        It's so worth it! Everyone asks the name of this rose :smile:. She has such beautiful dark red new growth too, which sets the flower colour off to perfection :wub2:
         
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          @wiseowl ......thanks for the info. Much appreciated. :)
           
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            There are some lovely photos of this rose climbing over arches and around doorways on Google.....an absolute stunner!

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              And she has flowers most months here, apart from January and February... :dbgrtmb:
               
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