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Dorothy Perkins
Selling Name (UK): Dorothy Perkins
Varietal Name:
Description
- Type : Old Climber
- Flower Colour: light pink
- Fragrance: None detectable
- Flowering Period: once flowering
- Foliage: Glossy, Small foliage, Medium green
- Plant Height (cm Approximately): 350
- Plant Width (cm Approximately): 250
- Use: Walls North facing, Pergolas, Pillars, Weeping Standard
- Special Instructions: prune after flowering, requires protection against mildew, nowadays replaced by the continous flowering 'Super Dorothy'
- Bred By: Jackson & Perkins, USA
- Year of UK Introduction: 1901
- Parentage: R. wichuriana x Mme Gabriel Luizet
- Suppliers:
- Apuldram Roses - West Sussex
- David Austin Rose Nursery Limited - Shropshire
- Aylett Nurseries Ltd - Hertfordshire
- Peter Beales Roses - Norfolk
- Bentley West Wholesale Roses - Leicestershire
- Burston Garden Centre - Hertfordshire
- Country Garden Roses - Shropshire
- Curbishleys Roses - Cheshire
- Gandy's Roses - Scotland
- Greenhead Nursery - Renfrewshire
- Groves Nurseries - Dorset
- Hill Park Nurseries - Surrey
- Perryhill Nurseries Ltd - East Sussex
- Parkside Nursery (R. Hart) - Cheshire
- Rumwood Nurseries - Kent
- Seale Nurseries - Surrey
- Timmermans Roses - Nottinghamshire
- John Train & Sons - Scotland
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.