Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Climbing hybrid tea
Growth Habit: Typically 8-15 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Dr. Dennison H. Morey, 1960

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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)
Plant Height: 8-15 feet
Plant Spread: 8-10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot blend
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Royal Sunset'
  • 'Climbing Royal Sunset'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-29
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-08-04
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-10-19
It certainly is climbing now!
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: The Park (totally deer fenced)
Date: 2014-0612
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-0612
Fennel in forefront.
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2019-06-09
Planted in 2013. The headboard in this photo was free from the to
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: At a local nursery 
Date: 2018-04-28
Uploaded by mizblueprint
Location: My in-law's garden in B.C. Canada
Location: The Park
Date: 2013-0605
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-06-15
Location: my garden
Date: 2016-04-21
Location: Seattle 
Date: 2021-06-14
Royal Sunset in the spring rain
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: The Park - full sun garden
Date: 2015-10-02
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-06-15
Just opening.
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: The Park
Date: 2013-0918
With fennel. In the background are old allium heads.
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-0612
Location: The Park
Date: 2013-0605
Location: Local nursery.
Date: 2012-0927
Location: The Park
Date: 2013-0612
Location: The Park
Date: 2013-0605

Date: 2008-05-09
Uploaded by Tex68
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
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