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The key characteristics of "Sally Holmes" are shown below:
FLOWERS
Colour
Pale apricot ageing to creamy white
Type
Single
Scent
Good
Frequency
Throughout the summer
When
June to September
BUSH
Rose type
Shrub
Leaves
Glossy Mid Green
Height
1.8m (6ft)
Spread
90cm (3ft)
OTHER
Hardiness UK
Fully hardy
USDA Zones
Rosa Sally Holmes is hardy to zone 5a, -28.8� C (-20� F)
Awards
Sally Holmes has been awarded the following:
Parentage
Not known
Available from in UK
David Austin Roses
(several countries)
This rose is a sizeable bush reaching a height of 1.8m x 90cm (6ft x 3ft).
The leaves are a shiny dark green forming a bushy and upright plant.
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Groundcover Rose "Sally Holmes"
Sally Holmes is a great choice for a shrub rose. It grows to about
1.8m (6ft) high and 90cm (3ft) wide so allow enough room.
RHS Award of Garden Merit 1993
COMMENTS
Sally Holmes is a modern shrub rose introduced in 1976. The flowers form
pale apricot coloured buds which open into single creamy white flowers
with a mild and pleasant scent. The petals (5) are wavy and the flowers
have yellow stamens in the centre.
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