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'Lyric' rose Description
'Lyric' rose photo
Photo courtesy of The Old Rosarian
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Medium pink Shrub.
Exhibition name: Lyric
Origin:
Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1950).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1951 as 'Lyric'.
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Rose-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Medium, very double, in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,058  on  25 Dec 1951   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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