On 14/6/08 09:09, in article
, "Dave
Poole" wrote:

By imagining the pic to be of a deep, velvety crimson flower together
with the size of the flower in relation to what is presumably your
hand, it reminds me of the climbing form of 'Ena Harkness' just before
it opens completely. That said it's been a good many years since I
last saw that variety, but it sprang to mind as soon as I saw the
pic . There aren't that many very full-petalled, deep crimson
climbers (excluding post-1980 varieties); most of them being closer to
semi-double or 'loose-petalled' such as 'Crimson Glory'. Need to see
the foliage to be sure.

I'll try to take a pic of the foliage but we have just that one rose in a
vase in our kitchen. See you this afternoon? ;-)
It's on a friend's garden wall in Littlehempston and I think they inherited
it when they bought the place.
Looking at pics of Ena Harkness, I just can't be sure. But this one has
petals that are laid in a very regular pattern, very slightly reminiscent of
those lily flowered Camellia williamsi.
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