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'Fée Opale' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Noisette. Registration name: Fée Opale Exhibition name: Fée Opale
Class:
Hybrid Noisette, Noisette.
Bloom:
White or cream, light pink edges. Pearly white with yellowish white at the base, edges flesh pink. Strong fragrance. Once-blooming spring or summer.
Habit:
Tall, climbing. Dark green foliage.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune lightly or not at all. Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Pollen parent is an unknown Tea. See References.
'Park's Yellow (in commerce)' could be 'Fée Opale'. The almost simultaneous flowering with 'Fortune's Double Yellow', the very similar foliage, the vigorous growth as described in early descriptions of 'Fée Opale', underline this identification.
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