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Blossom
color: red
Fragrance: slight fragrance
Bloom time: Repeats June - October Height:
6-7'
Hardiness: Zones 4-9
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Bright red blossoms contrasted by dark-green and glossy leaves
are the features of this hardy, Canadian rose. Introduced
in 1981, Henry Kelsey puts on an impressive display of red
blossoms from early June to mid July, then repeats until the
first frost. Its slightly fragrant flowers are semidouble
in form and produced in clusters of 9 to 18 blossoms. It has
long, arching canes that are easily trained to climb a pillar
or post, or it can be allowed to sprawl or spill over a wall.
Henry Kelsey is winter hardy in northern Zone 4, but it usually
has some dieback on the tips of the canes. In very severe
winters that have temperatures below -35 degrees, it may dieback
a bit more. But, it regrows vigorously and will bloom on new
growth. It has very good resistance to powdery mildew and
moderate resistance to blackspot.
What you'll receive:
Plants are grade #1 own-root plants, and shipped bareroot
(no soil or pot) and dormant (no foliage). Learn more about
our plants.
Shipping: 1-4 plants=$11.00; add $1.50 for
each additional plant over 4 plants. Shipped UPS Ground in
spring from early April through mid May.
[Catalog
#CR01 - Introduced in 1981 - Canadian Explorer Series Rose]
Roses need sun (at least 6 hours daily); well-drained, fertile
soil; and consistent and adequate soil moisture to thrive
and produce the most blossoms.
Learn more about growing roses:
What's a "bareroot" plant?
 "Bareroot"
is a term that describes how a plant is shipped to you. A
bareroot plant is not in a pot, and is usually dormant (not
actively growing). See the photo to the right that shows what
a bareroot rose looks like. The bareroot plants that we ship
to you were harvested in the fall and placed in cold storage
over the winter to keep them dormant. In the spring, we ship
the bareroot plants to our customers, from early April through
mid May.
Bareroot plants are easy to grow. We include planting instructions
with your order. When you receive your plant, take it out
of the packing material and place it in a bucket of water
so that the roots are completely covered. Let the roots soak
for 4 to 24 hours, then plant it in your garden. Full planting
instructions with photos are available on our Planting
Roses page. |
