Data specific to Roses (Edit)
| Bloom size: |
Medium: 2-3"
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| Petal count: |
semi-double: 8-15 petals
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| Rose bloom color: |
Pink blend
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| Extra Bloom Info: |
Ruffled petals |
| Rebloom: |
Good
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| Class: |
Large-flowered climber
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| Extra Color Info: |
Deep pink with red stripes |
| Growth Habit: |
Typically 6-10 feet |
| Fragrance: |
Moderate
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| Hybridizer & year: |
Ralph S. Moore, 1998 |
| Optimal growing zones: |
USDA zone 5 and warmer |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
6-10 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
4-5 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Bi-Color: Pink and red
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Summer
Fall
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Resistances: |
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Will not come true from seed
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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| Parentage: |
Dortmund x seedling of: Dortmund |
| Child plants: |
one child plant |
- 'Shadow Dancer'
- 'MORstrort'
Posted by
Dewberry (Austin, TX) on Jan 18, 2021 11:46 AM concerning plant:
This rose is impressive:
I had one in Lubbock, TX, where it's very difficult and often impossible to grow things because of the salty, alkaline, heavy clay soil; hot dry climate (in bad years many days are hotter than 110 degrees and the annual rainfall may be at desert levels.); extreme winds; dust storms; occasional bad hail; and surprisingly cold winters.
Our Shadow Dancer rose bloomed profusely all season long. It grew up an A-frame porch swing in the yard, neatly covering one leg of the frame and the top of the frame with masses of big ruffled red and pink blooms, which have a strong raspberry scent. The foliage was also nice and healthy.
Really, this rose could rightly be the most popular climbing rose in the world. But instead it is almost impossible to find. I'd dearly like to persuade growers and retailers to give us Shadow Dancer. It was introduced just more than 20 years ago, so I guess it's out of patent and they wouldn't have to pay for a patent license. Why on earth don't they add this jewel?
Posted by
zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Sep 29, 2011 4:56 PM concerning plant:
This beautiful climber is exceptionally difficult to find in commerce, and for no apparent reason. It grows well, even on its own roots, and blooms often.
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