Climbing Hybrid musk
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A gem from the past this Francis E Lester. Climbing Hybrid musks are rare and this is one of the best. Bred in the USA by Lester and hugely popular in America and Europe, especially in old houses and old style cottages or country houses. Today she has become rare in America but she continues to be popular in Europe and frankly that's for real good reasons.
Francis has giant clusters of small to medium single flowers. They are flesh pink and almost white at the center. They spread a very strong clove fragrance and attrack many pollinators, it's an eco rose. Buds are round and small. After several weeks of blooming the spend flowers turn into red hips which is a beautiful sight in autumn and winter and food for birds. In full flush she's really something.
Tall and vigorous she can reach 600X350 cm or 18X10 feet. Give her the space she needs. Open trees, big obelisks, walls, roofs etc... she'll turn it into a romantic feature.
Very healthy, even after more than 75 years. Zone 6b to 9b but she can take Zone 5b. Shade is tolerated and rain doesn't bothers her.
My (now deceased) female friend, the wife of the former ambassador in Congo had Francis E Lester growing on her estate. She really loved that rose and it was there that I got acquainted with this marvelous rambler.
If you want a special, kinda climbing Ballerina, then you must buy this rose.
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