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- Growth habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Harkness
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Compassion is a climbing hybrid tea raised by Harkness at Hitchin and introduced in 1972. Its apricot-pink blooms are about 4 in (10 cm) across with a moderate scent. The plant reaches roughly 3 m (10 ft) tall and 2.5 m wide, a manageable size for a house wall, fence or arch. It is also known as Belle de Londres and has held the RHS Award of Garden Merit since 1993.
Compassion traits
- Apricot-pink flowers around 4 in across
- Moderate fragrance
- Climber of about 3 m by 2.5 m
- Bred by Harkness, 1972
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993
- Also sold as Belle de Londres
Good for
- Walls and fences
- Arches and pillars
- Cut flowers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compassion this page | — | Climber | — |
| Adélaïde d'Orléans | — | Climber | — |
| Albéric Barbier | — | Climber | — |
| Albertine | — | Climber | — |
| Alexandre Girault | — | Climber | — |
| Alibaba | — | Climber | — |
| Aloha | — | Climber | — |
Compassion FAQ
What kind of rose is Compassion?
Compassion is a climbing hybrid tea raised by Harkness at Hitchin and introduced in 1972. Its apricot-pink blooms are about 4 in (10 cm) across with a moderate scent.
How does Compassion compare with other rose varieties?
Compassion: climber. Similar rose varieties include Adélaïde d'Orléans, Albéric Barbier, Albertine. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Compassion good for?
Compassion is grown for walls and fences, arches and pillars, cut flowers.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
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- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
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Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.