Captain Christy
historic shrub rose (Lacharme 1873 (V. Verdier x Safrano))
Captain Christy
Growth height 120 - 150 cm
Soft pink climbing rose for the wall
- – Large double blooms with a darker centre, flowering freely all summer
- – Upright growth with few thorns, up to 3 m, also suits large pots
- – Spicy citrus scent, bred as a tea variety since 1873
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- Name (bot.)
- Rosa 'Captain Christy'
- Origin
- Lacharme 1873 (V. Verdier x Safrano)
- Height x width
- 120 - 150 cm
- Flower colour
- soft pink
- Flowering habit
- repeat-flowering
- Climbs
- yes
- in a tub / pot
- yes
- Fragrance
- Fine, restrained spicy fragrance with citrus notes
- Thorniness
- normally thorned / not specified
Upright, lightly thorned shrub that flowers richly throughout the summer. Also climbs to approx. 3m. Gold in Lyon 1884. This rose, which by its origin can also be classed as a hybrid tea rose, can also be grown as a smaller climbing rose.
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Das 2. Jahr bei uns im Garten http://kunstGarten@mur.at nach wurzelnackter Lieferung durch Schmidt-Gartenpflanzen erreicht sie bereits 2 m Höhe und blüht üppigst mit riesigen Blüten betörend schön und duftend.
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