'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' Rose

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'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of billy teabag

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Whittle Light-Pink Tea"

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lady Mary Fitzwilliam
Exhibition name: Lady Mary Fitzwilliam

Origin:

Bred by Henry Bennett (United Kingdom, before 1880).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, well-branched.
Height of 31" (80 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .

Parentage:

Devoniensis (Tea, Foster, 1838) × Victor Verdier (Hybrid Perpetual, Lacharme, 1859)

Notes:

"Whittle Light Pink Tea" is a study name for this rose, which appeared in the collection of The Huntington.
The synonym 'Lady Alice' is probably a confusion with the sport of that name.