'Shafter' Rose

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'Shafter' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rupert, Kim L.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Dr. Huey
• Dr. Robert Huey

HMF Ratings:

61 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Wichurana.
Registration name: Dr. Huey
Exhibition name: Dr. Huey

Origin:

Bred by Captain George C. Thomas (United States, 1914).
Introduced in United States by Bobbink & Atkins in 1920 as 'Dr. Huey'.

Class:

Climber, Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Crimson, light yellow stamens. Mild fragrance. 15 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing, thornless (or almost).
Height of 10' to 12' (305 to 365 cm). Width of 8' (245 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew. Prune after flowering is finished.

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Ethel × Gruss an Teplitz

Notes:

The name for this rose was announced at the meeting of the American Rose Society held in the Bloomfield Gardens on 4 June 1919. Dr. Robert Huey died on 12 March 1928.