'White Ensign' Rose

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'White Ensign' rose Description

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'White Ensign (hybrid tea, McGredy, 1925)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Monty's White Tea"

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: White Ensign (hybrid tea, McGredy, 1925)
Exhibition name: White Ensign

Origin:

Bred by Samuel McGredy II (United Kingdom, 1925).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1926 as 'White Ensign'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White, cream undertones. Moderate, tea fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Niphetos

Notes:

Parentage is uncertain.