Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other: Climbing floribunda
Extra Color Info: Pink and white
Growth Habit: Typically 10-15 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Samuel Darragh McGredy IV, 1965

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: 10-15 feet
Plant Spread: 3-6 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and white
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Columbine x Heidelberg
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Handel'
  • 'MACha'
  • 'Haendel'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2013-05-07
digital camera
Location: Heighleygate garden centre, Northumberland UK
Date: 2012-07-07
Location: Heighleygate garden centre, Northumberland UK
Date: 2012-07-07
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2018-06-03
digital camera
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2018-07-21
handel climber  3 blooms.
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2021-04-21
digital camera
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Mike
Location: Garden 2
Date: 2013-08-02
Hot to Handle.
Uploaded by Mike

photo credit: Javier Martin
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Steve812
Location: Garden 2
Date: 2013-08-03

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses

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