'R.M.S. Queen Mary' Rose

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'R.M.S. Queen Mary' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of asakombu

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mrs. Verschuren
• Mrs. H. A. Verschuren

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: R.M.S. Queen Mary
Exhibition name: R.M.S. Queen Mary

Origin:

Bred by Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren Jr. (1885-1947) (Netherlands, before 1936).
Introduced in United States by Henry A. Dreer Archive in 1937 as 'R.M.S. Queen Mary'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1938 as 'Mrs. Verschuren'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-orange, copper shading, geranium-red shading, pink shading. Mild, sweet fragrance. 35 to 40 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, urn-shaped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Short. Small, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 249 on 8 Jun 1937 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 109,591 on 6 Nov 1936

Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren, near Uden, Netheralnds, assignor to Henry A. Dreer, Incorporated, Philadelphia

Parentage:

Briarcliff × Mrs. Sam McGredy

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