Key facts
- Growth habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- Warner
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Laura Ford is a yellow climbing rose bred by Warner in 1989, also sold as Normandie or King Tut. It reaches about 3 m (10 ft), making it a manageable climber for pillars, fences and smaller walls. The flowers have a light scent. It has held the RHS Award of Garden Merit since 1993. A practical climber for gardens without room for a large rambler.
Laura Ford traits
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 1993
- Climbing rose bred by Warner, 1989
- Yellow flowers with light scent
- Reaches about 3 m
Good for
- Pillars and obelisks
- Fences
- Small walls
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Ford this page | — | Climber | — |
| Adélaïde d'Orléans | — | Climber | — |
| Albéric Barbier | — | Climber | — |
| Albertine | — | Climber | — |
| Alexandre Girault | — | Climber | — |
| Alibaba | — | Climber | — |
| Aloha | — | Climber | — |
Laura Ford FAQ
What kind of rose is Laura Ford?
Laura Ford is a yellow climbing rose bred by Warner in 1989, also sold as Normandie or King Tut. It reaches about 3 m (10 ft), making it a manageable climber for pillars, fences and smaller walls.
How does Laura Ford compare with other rose varieties?
Laura Ford: 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 Laura Ford good for?
Laura Ford is grown for pillars and obelisks, fences, small walls.
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.
Also listed in other countries
- Listed for United States: Laura Ford