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• Mrs. W. J. Grant

18 favorite votes.  

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mrs. W. J. Grant
Exhibition name: Belle Siebrecht

Bred by Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (United Kingdom, before 1892).
Introduced in United States by Siebrecht & Wadley / Rose Hill Nurseries in 1895 as 'Belle Siebrecht'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Belle Siebrecht'.

Hybrid Tea.  

Rose-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, expanded , globular, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Short, bushy, upright.  

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  

Dedicated to the daughter of Henry A. Siebrecht of Siebrecht & Wadley, who bought the exclusive rights to the rose in 1892/3 and mass propagated it (9000 mother plants in 1895) - see References.