Border King

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Border King is a bright red Polyantha (Pol) shrub rose with medium fragrance. It’s flat blooms repeat flower and may grow to a size of medium. The petal structure presents as semi-double, 8-15 petals in two rows. This thorned rose has an average height of medium and width of medium.

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Specifications

Registration & Introduction

Registered Name:	Border King
Cultivar Group:	Polyantha (Pol)
Breeder/ Raiser Name:	Gerrit De Ruiter
Registration Year:
Parentage:
Country Of Origin:	Netherlands
Introduction/s:	Introduced in United Kingdom by C. Gregory & Son Ltd. in 1952 as ‘Border King’. Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1954 as ‘Border King’.

Registration and introduction information for the rose cultivar of Border King.

Characteristics

Flower Color:	bright red
Flower Fragrance:	medium fragrance
Petal Structure:	semi-double, 8-15 petals in two rows
Bloom Shape:	flat
Bloom Size:	medium
Bloom Repeat:	repeat flower
Growth Habit:	shrub
Growth Height:	medium
Growth Width:	medium
Thorns:	thorned

Characteristics of growth to identify the rose cultivar of Border King.

Health

Disease Resistance:	unknown disease resistance
Cold Hardiness:	medium cold hardiness
USDA Zone:	6b (-5 to 0 °F/-20.6 to -17.8 °C), 7a (0 to 5 °F/-17.8 to -15 °C), 7b (5 to 10 °F/-15 to -12.2 °C), 8a (10 to 15 °F/-12.2 to -9.4 °C), 8b (15 to 20 °F/-9.4 to -6.7 °C), 9a (20 to 25 °F/-6.7 to -3.9 °C), 9b (25 to 30 °F/-3.9 to -1.1 °C)
Shade Tolerance:	unknown shade tolerance

Health information to match planting conditions suitable for growing the the rose cultivar of Border King.

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