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'Ben Cant' rose Description
'Ben Cant' rose photo
Photo courtesy of marcir
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Ben Cant
Origin:
Bred by Benjamin R. Cant (1827-1900) (United Kingdom, 1901).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Ben Cant'.
Class:
Hybrid Perpetual.  
Bloom:
Crimson, darker highlights, lighter veining.  Strong fragrance.  25 petals.  Medium bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Mlle Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi (HP, Lévèque, 1883) × Victor Hugo (Hybrid Perpetual, Schwartz, 1884)
Notes:
In the 'National Rose Society (RNRS)' Official Catalogue of Roses 1910 Edition page 17 Ben Cant is described as
Ben Cant (HP) B. R. Cant & Sons, 1902. - Deep Crimson. - Vigorous. - Exhibition
 
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