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'Penny Lane' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
HMF Ratings:
57 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Large-Flowered Climber. Registration name: HARdwellExhibition name: Penny Lane
Class:
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.
Bloom:
Apricot or apricot blend. Strong fragrance. 50 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Double (17-25 petals), old-fashioned, ruffled bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Climbing. Small, glossy, medium green, dense foliage.
Height: 12' to 15' (365 to 455cm). Width: 6'7" to 8' (200 to 245cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Rain tolerant.
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU2978P on 24 Feb 2006 Application No: 2002/014 on 21 Jan 2002 VIEW PBR PATENTseed parent ‘Harkaramel’ syn Anne Harkness x pollen parent ‘New Dawn’ Breeder: R.B. Harkness, Harkness Roses Ltd, Hitchin, UK.
First sold in UK in May 1998. European Union - Patent No: 4598 on 7 Jun 1999 Application No: 19980560 on 14 Apr 1998 New Zealand - Patent on 2001 United Kingdom - Patent on 1997
Notes:
Breeder: Richard Harkness. No. 109 in the 1999 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
The Peter Beales Collection of Classic Roses 2000-2001 describes the coloring of the blooms as soft honey colour changing to blush pink later each summer...
Parentage from Australian Patent No. 2002/14.
If pruned in summer will produce an autumn flush.
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