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Identifying a Fragrant Deep Red Climbing Rose in NE Texas

Without a photo, identification is guesswork. Your description—deep red/maroon, velvety, fragrant, small ^ notch on petals, larger than 'Don Juan'—suggests several candidates:

'Dublin Bay'
'Dortmund'
'Souvenir de Claudius Denoyel'
'Cramoisi Supérieur' (climbing form)
'Black Boy' (climbing)
'Climbing Black Magic'
'Dynamite'

Search HelpMeFind.com or EveryRose.com with filters: climber, red, fragrant, Zone 7–8. The petal notch is a distinctive trait—compare close-up photos.

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