On 14/6/08 23:36, in article , "Christina
Websell" wrote:


"Dave Poole" wrote in message
...
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 don't think it's Climbing Ena Harkness. I had one at my previous house
(and I am sure that's who she was because I bought her from a decent
rose-grower. ) The blooms droop as the stems are weak, and this doesn't seem
to be the case here.

I think Bob is probably right with Tess of the d'Urbevilles. Certainly the
stems on this are strong, yes and the petals seem to be laid in just that
way.

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