| WILLIAM BOOTH EXPLORER Shrub Rose(1999) A new release from the Explorer Series is William Booth. Will is a vigorous rose that, on its own roots, will send out long arching canes up to 5'long making it a great pilar rose with growth habits similiar to that of Alexander MacKenzie. We like to classify it as a pillar rose as it does not grow tall enough to be called a climber.Although it really looks nice on a 6' trellis or arch!! It's long, arching canes bear clusters of single, deep pink flowers with a prominent white base and yellow center. Clusters are quite large in groups of up to 10 blossoms in each. Foliage is a beautiful shiny green and it resists blackspot and mildew very well. Repeats well into late September. Slight fragrance. Hardy to zone 3 with little dieback. Another great rose from a wonderful program now defunked. Too bad! |
| Complex parentage: cross of plant#L83 x (R. kordesii x breeding line which included Arthur Bell and Applejack. |
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| William Booth Climbing Explorer Rose |
