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• Climbing Royal Sunset

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Apricot or apricot blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Royal Sunset
Exhibition name: Royal Sunset

Bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, before 1960).

Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl., Large-Flowered Climber.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Moderate, fruity fragrance.  20 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, button-eye, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid buds.  

Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, climbing, upright.  Large, leathery foliage.  

Height: 8' to 15' (245 to 455cm).  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or pillar.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

United States - Patent No: PP 2,072  on  11 Jul 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  3 Oct 1960