'Crown Princess Mary ™' Rose

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'Crown Princess Mary ™' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Simon Voorwinde

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Tomroyal

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Tomroyal
Exhibition name: Crown Princess Mary ™

Origin:

Bred by George L. Thomson (Australia, 2006).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 2006 as 'Crown Princess Mary'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White or white blend. White, cream/pink upper; cream reverse. Moderate fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, glossy foliage.

Height: 47" to 4'11" (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 2006228058 on 13 Oct 2006 VIEW PBR PATENT

Abstract
The TOMROYAL rose was derived from Seedling 196865, being a cross
between 65 ROSES (SHRUB) and FRANCIS PHOEBE (HYBRID TEA
CLASSIFICATION), as seed parent was crossed with OPHELIA (HYBRID TEA
I 5 CLASSIFICATION) as pollen parent.

Parentage:

seed:	The Wild One × Frances Phoebe
pollen:	Ophelia (hybrid tea, Paul, 1912)

Notes:

A different seed parentage is quoted in the 2006 Australian Patent.