'Dick Wilcox' Rose

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'Dick Wilcox' rose Description

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HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Dick Wilcox

Origin:

Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1946).

Class:

Hybrid Tea. (Series: Sub-Zero Series)

Bloom:

Rose-red. Mild, strong fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 845 on 7 Jun 1949 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 663,870 on 22 Apr 1946

“The date of this pollen cross was (approximately) June 30, 1943.”

Parentage:

Pink Princess (Hybrid Tea, Brownell, 1939) × Crimson Glory (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1935)

Notes:

This rose is named for a rosarian affiliated with the University of Minnesota who discovered that Dr. Brownell's roses could overwinter in the coldest areas of the United States.