'First Lady' Rose

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'First Lady' rose Description

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'First Lady (hybrid tea, Swim, 1961)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Rosalena

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: First Lady (hybrid tea, Swim, 1961)
Exhibition name: First Lady

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1961).
Introduced in United States by C.R. Burr Co. as 'First Lady'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1967 as 'First Lady'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Flowers rose madder to phlox-pink. Mild fragrance. 20 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

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

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,893 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

First Love (hybrid tea, Swim, 1950) × Roundelay

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