Salmon-apricot climber: strong fruity scent, repeat flowering and health 5/5.
RHS AGM · fragrance awards · health 5/5
Repeat-flowering — continuous from early summer to late autumn. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
Gold Standard 2007 · Lyon 2008 (1st prize + fragrance) · Rieti 2011 (best climber) · The Hague 2015 (fragrance)
STRONG fruity scent: apricot and passion fruit, with notes of tea rose.
5/5 — one of the healthiest climbers.
Very healthy.
Breeder's code CHEwalibaba.
Salmon-apricot with a pink sheen; a copper-brown edge on the petals
Warm apricot-coral climbers form a sunny group with Alibaba (Maintower, from the same breeder).
Blue and purple perennials give the best contrast to the salmon-apricot:
For contrast beside the salmon-apricot, use blue and lavender:
Where to plant. Arches, pergolas, walls — the strong fruity scent is best in an open spot.
Climate. USDA 6 / RHS H6 (to ≈ −20…−23 °C) — reliable almost everywhere in Ukraine; in the north, light protection.
Care. One of the healthiest climbers (5/5) — minimal trouble. Flowers continuously until late autumn.
Name. Refers to Ali Baba from 'One Thousand and One Nights'. The German trade name is Schloss Bad Homburg (after a castle).
Breeding. Christopher Warner (Great Britain) — the same breeder as Maintower; 2007; code CHEwalibaba. 'Arcadian' × 'Baby Love'.
Significance. One of the most awarded modern climbing roses in Britain (RHS AGM, fragrance prizes in Lyon and The Hague): a rare combination of strong fruity scent, repeat flowering and exceptional health.
Repeat-flowering — continuous from early summer to late autumn.
250–300 cm tall, 120–250 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 5 out of 5. 'very disease resistant' — one of the healthiest climbers.
Sun; continuous flowering from early summer to late autumn.
STRONG fruity scent: apricot and passion fruit, with notes of tea rose.
