';'Will Scarlet'

'Will Scarlet'

(Pronounced: Will SCAR-let)

ALSO KNOWN AS:

'Will Scarlet'

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'Will Scarlet' is a great Hybrid Musk, with medium-sized (3"), semi-double, slightly fragrant, medium red, flowers with golden stamens.

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The flowers repeat in cycles throughout the growing season, and are followed by a display of hips in the fall.

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'Will Scarlet'' is a good choice for a fence, trellis or arbor. The growth habit is climbing and vigorous.

GENERAL
INFORMATION:
'Will Scarlet' is a great Hybrid Musk, with medium-sized (3"), semi-double, slightly fragrant, medium red, flowers with golden stamens that repeat in cycles throughout the growing season. The flowers are followed by a display of hips in the fall.

It is a good choice for a fence, trellis or arbor. The growth habit is climbing and vigorous.

BOTANICAL
GROUP:
Synstylae

GROUP:

CLASS:
H Msk

SEED
PARENT:
'Skyrocket' sport.

POLLEN
PARENT:

BREEDER:
Hilling

INTRODUCED:
'Will Scarlet' was introduced by Hilling (England) in 1948.

DATE:
1948 [ England ]

PLANT SIZE
AND FORM:
Height:    6 '     to    9 '           Width:    6 '     to    8 '

'Will Scarlet' is a well-mannered climber that makes a vigorous upright plant 6' to 9' high and 6' to 8' wide.

FOLIAGE
DESCRIPTION:
The foliage of 'Scarlet' is medium sized, dark green, leathery, and semi glossy/

FOLIAGE
FRAGRANCE:
None.

BLOOM
FREQUENCY:
c - Continuous. 'Will Scarlet' begins blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and blooms more or less continuously until frost. The summer bloom is somewhat less than the spring and fall bloom.

BLOOM
DESCRIPTION: Flower Size:    3.00"      to      3.00"           Cluster Size:    5      to      7           Petal Count:    15 to 20

'Will Scarlet' blooms are medium sized (3 inches) and open flat to expose very prominent golden stamens. The petal bases are white, giving the occasional appearance of a small white eye area around the stamens.

BLOOM
COLOR:
mr - Medium Red. The bloom color is a bright medium red. The flowers fade to cerise as th ey age.

COLOR VARIATION:
None.

FRAGRANCE:
sf - Slightly Fragrant. 'Will Scarlet' has a slight musky fragrance.

HIPS:
Medium sized, Orange, Globose. 'Will Scarlet' has a very good display of hips in the fall.

CLIMATE:
Zones 5 - 9

CULTURE:
'Will Scarlet' is very disease resistant and trouble free. It tolerates poorer soils and some shade.

PROPAGATION:
'Will Scarlet' is easily propagated from cuttings.

OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS:

    ** Tolerant of shade
    ** Tolerant of poorer soils
    ** Worth growing for ornamental value of hips
    ** Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose

ANECDOTAL
INFORMATION:
'Will Scarlet' is used in our garden on a rustic rail fence and it is absolutely spectacular.

REFERENCES:
American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 640.

American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 626.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 76.

Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 49.

Botanica. Botanica's Roses - The Encyclopedia of Roses. North Rochester, Kent, England: Grange Books. 1998, p. 630.

Scanniello, Stephen and Bayard, Tania. Roses Of America. New York: Henry Holt & Co.. 1990, p. 145.

Taylor. (Maggie Oster, Consulting Ed.r). Taylor's Pocket Guide to Old-fashioned Roses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. 1989, p. 58.

Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, p. 178.

Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 229,239.

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GENERAL INFORMATION:	'Will Scarlet' is a great Hybrid Musk, with medium-sized (3"), semi-double, slightly fragrant, medium red, flowers with golden stamens that repeat in cycles throughout the growing season. The flowers are followed by a display of hips in the fall. It is a good choice for a fence, trellis or arbor. The growth habit is climbing and vigorous.
BOTANICAL GROUP:	Synstylae
GROUP:
CLASS:	H Msk
SEED PARENT:	'Skyrocket' sport.
POLLEN PARENT:
BREEDER:	Hilling
INTRODUCED:	'Will Scarlet' was introduced by Hilling (England) in 1948.
DATE:	1948 [ England ]
PLANT SIZE AND FORM:	Height: 6 ' to 9 ' Width: 6 ' to 8 ' 'Will Scarlet' is a well-mannered climber that makes a vigorous upright plant 6' to 9' high and 6' to 8' wide.
FOLIAGE DESCRIPTION:	The foliage of 'Scarlet' is medium sized, dark green, leathery, and semi glossy/
FOLIAGE FRAGRANCE:	None.
BLOOM FREQUENCY:	c - Continuous. 'Will Scarlet' begins blooming in April in the Texas Hill Country and blooms more or less continuously until frost. The summer bloom is somewhat less than the spring and fall bloom.
BLOOM DESCRIPTION:	Flower Size: 3.00" to 3.00" Cluster Size: 5 to 7 Petal Count: 15 to 20 'Will Scarlet' blooms are medium sized (3 inches) and open flat to expose very prominent golden stamens. The petal bases are white, giving the occasional appearance of a small white eye area around the stamens.
BLOOM COLOR:	mr - Medium Red. The bloom color is a bright medium red. The flowers fade to cerise as th ey age.
COLOR VARIATION:	None.
FRAGRANCE:	sf - Slightly Fragrant. 'Will Scarlet' has a slight musky fragrance.
HIPS:	Medium sized, Orange, Globose. 'Will Scarlet' has a very good display of hips in the fall.
CLIMATE:	Zones 5 - 9
CULTURE:	'Will Scarlet' is very disease resistant and trouble free. It tolerates poorer soils and some shade.
PROPAGATION:	'Will Scarlet' is easily propagated from cuttings.
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:	Tolerant of shade Tolerant of poorer soils Worth growing for ornamental value of hips Suitable for use as a climbing or pillar rose
ANECDOTAL INFORMATION:	'Will Scarlet' is used in our garden on a rustic rail fence and it is absolutely spectacular.
REFERENCES:	American Rose Society. Modern Roses 10. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 1993, p. 640. American Rose Society. Modern Roses XI. Shreveport, Louisiana: American Rose Society. 2000, p. 626. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1998 Catalog. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1998, p. 76. Antique Rose Emporium. The Antique Rose Emporium 1988 Reference Guide. Independence, Texas: Antique Rose Emporium. 1988, p. 49. Botanica. Botanica's Roses - The Encyclopedia of Roses. North Rochester, Kent, England: Grange Books. 1998, p. 630. Scanniello, Stephen and Bayard, Tania. Roses Of America. New York: Henry Holt & Co.. 1990, p. 145. Taylor. (Maggie Oster, Consulting Ed.r). Taylor's Pocket Guide to Old-fashioned Roses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. 1989, p. 58. Welch, William C.. Antique Roses for the South. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1990, p. 178. Welch, William C.. Perennial Garden Color. Dallas: Taylor Publishing. 1989, pp. 229,239.