Christopher Marlowe
This rose is of a colour not usually associated with English Roses: an intense orange-red, paling a little to salmon-pink on the outer petals as the flower ages. We need all colours if we are to fulfil all the requirements of the garden. Christopher Marlowe should be useful whenever a bright splash of red is required. The flowers are rosette-shaped; the outer petals reflexing a little. The growth is short but very vigorous, with numerous stems arising from the base and later branching to give a continuous flow of flowers. The result is a free-flowering, nicely rounded shrub.
There is a pleasing Tea fragrance, with a hint of lemon. Very healthy.
Christopher Marlowe is a well known playwright and contemporary of William Shakespeare. He pressed a rose bud in a book as a mark of friendship to a friend with whom he had had an argument.
2.5 ft. x 3 ft.
Category English Roses
Color Orange-Red
Flower Type Double/Full Bloom
Size Short/medium Shrub
Hardiness Hardy
Fragrance Tea Medium
Repeating Good
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