'Mrs. David McKee' Rose

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'Mrs. David McKee' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Synonyms:

• "C. W. Ellis ROR"

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mrs. David McKee
Exhibition name: Mrs. David McKee

Origin:

Bred by Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (United Kingdom, 1904).
Introduced in Australia by Henry Sewell, Payneham Nurseries in 1906 as 'Mrs. David McKee'.

Class:

Found Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow. [White to cream, lemon-yellow center.]. Creamy yellow. Strong, damask, lemon, tea fragrance. Full (26-40 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Large foliage.

Height: 6'7" (200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for exhibition. Produces decorative hips. Prune lightly or not at all.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, Lambert, 1895/1901) × Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria

Notes:

In 2013, "C. W. Ellis" was compared with David Ruston's plant of 'Mrs. David McKee', 1904 and found to be similar.