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'Mary Margaret McBride' rose Description
'Mary Margaret McBride' rose photo
Photo courtesy of mashamcl
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
17 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mary Margaret McBride
Origin:
Bred by Jean Henri (J.H.) Nicolas (United States, before 1938).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1942 as 'Mary Margaret McBride'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1949 as 'Mary Margaret McBride'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Deep pink, salmon-pink shading.  Moderate fragrance.  35 to 50 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 537  on  4 Aug 1942   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes:
Mary Margaret McBride (November 16, 1899 Paris, Miss. - April 7, 1976 West Shokan, N.Y.), American radio interview host ("First Lady of Radio")