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Excelsa

Selling Name (UK): Excelsa

Varietal Name: Red Dorothy Perkins

Description

• Type : Old Rambler
• Flower Colour: medium red
• Fragrance: None detectable
• Flowering Period: once flowering
• Foliage: Small foliage, Dark green
• Plant Height (cm Approximately): 250
• Plant Width (cm Approximately): 500
• Use: Walls North facing, Pergolas, Arches, Weeping Standard
• Awards: ARS Rose
• Special Instructions: prune after flowering, requires protection against mildew, nowadays replaced by repeat flowering 'Super Excelsa'.

• Bred By: Hubbart
• Year of UK Introduction: 1909

• Suppliers:
• Aylett Nurseries Ltd - Hertfordshire
• Peter Beales Roses - Norfolk
• Bentley West Wholesale Roses - Leicestershire
• Burston Nurseries Ltd - Hertfordshire
• Country Garden Roses - Shropshire
• Curbishley's Roses - Cheshire
• Gandy's Roses - Leicestershire
• Griffins Roses - Cambridgeshire
• Godly's Roses - Hertfordshire
• Parkside Nursery (R. Hart) - Cheshire
• Merriott Garden Centre Ltd - Somerset
• Timmermans Roses - Nottinghamshire
• Whartons Nurseries Ltd. - Norfolk

Fragrance Levels: 1 - 3 Slight; 3 - 5 Medium; 5 - 6 Strong; 6 - 8 Very Strong; 8 - 10 Exceptional

Notes: The suppliers list is limited to members of the British Rose Group. Purchasers should always ascertain available stocks of a specific variety from the suppliers listed to prevent disappointment.