'Gay Lady' Rose

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'Gay Lady' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bug_girl

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Gay Lady
Exhibition name: Gay Lady

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1953).
Introduced in United States by Breedlove Landscape Nursery as 'Gay Lady'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Gay Lady'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. Flowers current-red. Moderate, spice fragrance. Average diameter 4". Medium-large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Very vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 719 on 24 Dec 1946 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Charlotte Armstrong × Piccaninny

Notes:

Although both Modern Roses X and Modern Roses 12 report a different pollen parent, the pollen parent shown on HelpMeFind is what is reported in Herb Swim's book Roses - From Dreams To Reality. See REFERENCES.