'Susan Massu' Rose

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'Susan Massu' rose Description

My HMF:

'Susan Massu (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1970)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• KORad
• Madame Suzanne Massu
• Susan (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1970)

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: KORad
Exhibition name: Susan Massu

Origin:

Bred by Reimer Kordes (1922-1997) (Germany, before 1968).
Introduced in Germany by W. Kordes' Söhne (Retail) in 1970 as 'Susan Massu'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1972 as 'Susan'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, salmon-pink edges. Moderate fragrance. 40 petals. Very large, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 4'2" to 5'10" (125 to 180cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Colour Wonder × Liberty Bell ™(hybrid tea, Kordes, 1955/63)

Notes:

Dedicated to Suzanne Rosambert (January 9, 1907 Paris - November 25, 1977 Paris), French resistance fighter as an ambulance driver ("Les Rochambelles"), married in 1948 her third husband Général Jacques Massu. They were stationed 1968 in Baden-Baden, Germany, where on May 29, 1968 they welcomed Charles de Gaulle who had fled from the May insurrection in Paris