'Turnvater Jahn' Rose

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'Turnvater Jahn' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Karin Schade

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.

Origin:

Bred by Karl Müller-Almrich (Germany, 1927).

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

White, pink center. Very large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large buds.

Habit:

Light green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Frau Karl Druschki (Hybrid Perpetual, Lambert, 1895/1901) × Madame Abel Chatenay
pollen:	General MacArthur

Notes:

Sangerhausen describes the color of the bloom of Turnvater Jahn as white with pink.
Turnvater (Gym-Father) Jahn was Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), German nationalist who created in 1811 the movement of "German Gymnastics", as an anti-napoleonic drive.