Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium red
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Other: Hybrid wichurana
Growth Habit: Climbing to 10-20 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: William Paul, 1915
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 6 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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 10-20 feet
Plant Spread: 8-10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Seedling of: Gloire de Margottin
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2006-06-29
 4:24 pm. A thorny but lovely arching rose.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2003-06-28
 7:08 pm. A gorgeous shot by my son.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2006-06-29
 3:23 pm. Always a cheery rose in a dark, woodsy spot.
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-05-27
digital camera
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS gardens Harlow Carr, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Rosa Paul's Scarlet climber
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2006-06-29
 4:25 pm. This rose survived a move after 20 years and the shade
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-07-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
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