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'Marie Antoinette' rose Description
'Marie Antoinette (hybrid tea, Armstrong, 1968)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
3 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Marie Antoinette (hybrid tea, Armstrong, 1968)
Exhibition name: Marie Antoinette
Origin:
Bred by David L. Armstrong (United States, 1968).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery as 'Marie Antoinette'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Pink, darker reverse.  Mild fragrance.  Double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Glossy, dark green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Very vigorous.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,928  on  7 Oct 1969   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Born in Vienna, Austria, 2 November 1755. Guillotined in France 16 October 1793.