'Mary Washington' Rose

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'Mary Washington' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kathy Strong's Del Cerro Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Sublette Noisette"

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Noisette.
Registration name: Mary Washington
Exhibition name: Mary Washington

Origin:

Bred by Unknown American origin (United States, before 1890).
Discovered by Carl Cato (United States, before 1974).

Class:

Found Rose, Noisette.

Bloom:

White and pink. Strong fragrance. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, upright.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden or pillar. Hardy. vigorous. can be grown as a shrub. can be trained as a climber.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Notes:

Mary Ball Washington was the mother of George Washington, first president of the United States. She was born in 1708 and died on 25 August 1789 at Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia. In 1772, George Washington purchased a home for his mother in Fredericksburg Virginia. Mary Washington spent the last seventeen years of her life in this home, now called the Mary Washington House.

Carl Cato collected "Sublette Noisette",in the Thornrose Cemetery prior to 1974.