'Fragrant Hour' Rose

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'Fragrant Hour' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of LaBrea/JoeO'Connell

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

23 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Fragrant Hour

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh McGredy IV (1973).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Flowers bronze-pink. Strong fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Light green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Parentage:

seed:	Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1965)
pollen:	Spartan (floribunda, Boerner, 1955) × Grand Gala ® (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1954)

Notes: