'Vassar Centennial' Rose

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'Vassar Centennial' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Vassar Centennial
Exhibition name: Vassar Centennial

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, before 1958).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1961 as 'Vassar Centennial'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1962 as 'Vassar Centennial'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink blend. Strong fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,031 on 28 Feb 1961 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 6 Jun 1960

Inventor: Francis Meilland, Deceased
By: Marie Louise Meilland, née Paolino

Parentage:

Hélène de Roumanie × Confidence (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1950)

Notes:

Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in 1861 with the fortune he made mashing the barley. He was inspired to establish the first women's college. On February 26, 1861, he presented the college board with a small tin box. It contained half of his fortune, $408,000, and a deed of conveyance for 200 acres of land. The college grew under the auspices of Matthew and continued to expand (going coed in 1969) after his death on June 23, 1868 -- while giving his farewell address to trustees at the annual meeting of the board, he died in mid-sentence.