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Nicolas Explorer Series Rose(1996) Nicolas is one of the newer hardy shrub roses bred for our famous Explorer Series. A compact plant the grows only 29" high and wide.It repeats very well over summer with small clusters of semi-souble, red flowers. Blooms have between 18-20 petals. Nicolas is very usefull for gardens that do not have alot of space. It's very healthy with little or no blackspot or mildew! Complex parentage: a cross between the breeding line derived from (Queen Elizabeth, Arthur Bell, a double red unnamed clone for Robert Simonet and Von Scharnhorst) and a line derived from (R. Kordesii and Applejack). On its own roots Nicolas can be hardy to zone 3 with some dieback. It has been in our Halifax,Zone 5 gardens for four years now with no dieback once so ever. |
