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    'First Lady Nancy' rose Description
    'First Lady Nancy' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden
    Synonyms:
    • AROnance
    HMF Ratings:
    3 favorite votes.  
    ARS:
    Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
    Registration name: AROnance
    Exhibition name: First Lady Nancy
    Origin:
    Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1981). Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1981).
    Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses as 'First Lady Nancy'.
    Class:
    Hybrid Tea.  
    Bloom:
    Light yellow, light pink shading.  None to mild, tea fragrance.  Average diameter 5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, formal, high-centered to cupped, spiral centers bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
    Habit:
    Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 5,295  on  16 Oct 1984   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Parentage listed in patent is [American Heritage X First Prize]
    Parentage:
    American Heritage ® (hybrid tea, Lammerts, 1965) × First Prize
    Notes:
    Some question about parentage... Jack Christensen says parentage is First Prize x American Heritage... the blossom is cream with a pink blush and this rose is no longer available...