Hybrid Gigantea
Carmoisine X R. Gigantea
A very beautiful addition to the Hybrid Gigantea family. Frank Kingdon Ward has soft yellow semi double blooms with carmine pink edges. They stand on slender branches which climb gracefully wherever you want them to climb. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter of the flowers is 11 cm or 4“. The blooms are borne solitary. Extremely beautiful in full flush on a Pergola or large obelisk.
Height: Up to 350 cm or 11 feet. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Healthy and reliable Zone 6b to 11b
Frank Kingdon Ward was a botanist explorer. In the mid 20th century he discovered R. Gigantea in Northeast India.
Viru and Girija Viraraghavan wanted to honor him.
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