Old Gay Hill Red China heat tolerant and each petal overlaps its

and each petal overlaps its neighbor

Surviving prolonged flooding during Hurricane Katrina

'Cecile Brunner' tolerates everything from poor soil to partial shade

The area was originally settled by Scottish and English immigrants and Mr

Old Gay Hill Red China heat tolerant and each petal overlaps itsUnknown 4 to 6 feet The bright scarlet flowers of "Old Gay Hill Red China" are like those of the China, Martha Gonzales, but of this bush grows to a more commanding size. This extremely tough rose produces clusters of two inch, semi double blooms of scarlet red with white eyes. It provides vivid color throughout the growing season and is highly effective when massed in plantings. It was found in Old Gay Hill, Texas where Thomas Affleck had his famous