| Description | A very floriferous, hardy shrub Rose with dark red flowers. Part of Explorer series of Roses. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Rose |
| Hardiness Zone | (4)5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | aveage |
| Soil & Site | aveage |
| Flowers | semi-double, bright red with yellow stamens, 5-7 flowers in a cluster |
| Leaves | glossy green leaves, bronze tinge when young |
| Stems | prickly canes |
| Dimensions | 4 feet |
| Maintenance | I like to keep my plants on the compact side. To do this, cut the new branches back 33-50% every 1-3 years in the spring. If you want a larger plant just let them grow more and prune less, but a good hard pruning every once in a while is good for the plant. Each spring there will be old dead stems to remove from the center and dead tips of branched to cut off. This plant is very thorny and a long sleeve shirt and a good pair of gloves are essential. I have found the long reach rose pruners make this pruning job much easier. Dead heading helps to promote quicker flushes of flowers. But by dead heading you will lose the rose hips. This is a matter of choice. |
| Cultivar Origin | Svejda, Canada, 1982 |
| Misc Facts | Named after Samuel D Champlain a French explorer. (1567-1635) |
| Notes & Reference | #107-American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses (Charles and Brigid Quest-Ritson), #111-Botanica’s Roses, #112-Taylor’s Guide to Roses (Nancy Ondra) |
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