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Hero Rose * Introduced in 1982 

The Hero Rose is an upright rose,  growing to 5 feet tall or more and not nearly that wide.  The large semi-double pink flowers of Hero open wide enough to show the stamens.  There is a part of me that feels great pleasure in seeing that a flower is still that with all of its anatomy on display.  When a flower gets too fluffed and ornate something of the purity of the flower sometimes seems lost.  This a large semi-climbing rose, at least that is how I prune it.  I have noticed no disease problems.  

Hero was released by David Austin in 1982.  Hero comes from a cross between 'The Prioress' and a seedling.

Image of the Rose Hero

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