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'Savoy Hotel' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Johno
HMF Ratings:
60 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Light pink Hybrid Tea. Registration name: HARvintageExhibition name: Savoy Hotel
Bloom:
Light pink, darker reverse. Mild fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 6". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm). Width: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5a and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Hardy. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. . 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. Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood.. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1992/027 on 30 Mar 1992 VIEW PBR PATENTSynonym: HARvintage. Applicant: Harkness New Roses Ltd.
Notes:
Fryer's Roses says Savoy Hotel has large shell pink, full petalled blooms and classical form...
Breeder is Richard Harkness (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli).
HMF site user paul_zone5ct reports that 'Savoy Hotel' is winter hardy to zone 5 and praises the rose in his garden. See COMMENTS
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