Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In large clusters
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Hybrid wichurana
Extra Color Info: Various shades of pink, fading to white
Growth Habit: Rambler, typically 15-25 feet
Fragrance: None
Hybridizer & year: E. Alvin Miller, 1901
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

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: 15-30 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Rosa wichuraiana x Madame Gabriel Luizet
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Rambling Rose
  • Hybrid Wichurana Rose
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2014-05-24
digital camera

Date: c. 1911
photo by T. Ernest Waltham from H. R. Darlington's book, 'Roses',
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-06-16
Location: In my Northern California garden

Date: c. 1908
illustration of rambling roses 'Dorothy Perkins' and 'Debutante
Photo by zuzu
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: June 2011
My great grandmother's climber
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Photo by Kathleen
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Steven
Location: In my Northern California garden
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Jun 25, 2010 7:52 PM concerning plant:
    I grew tired of the powdery mildew to which Dorothy succumbed every year after its blooming season and decided to replace all of my Dorothy Perkins roses with Super Dorothy, a rebloomer resistant to powdery mildew.

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