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'Laura Ford ®' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Chris51
HMF Ratings: 
23 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT-.
 
ARS: Medium yellow Miniature, Cl..Registration name: CHEwarvelExhibition name: Laura Ford ® 
Bloom: Yellow, lighter reverse.  Mild, fruity fragrance.  22 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.   
Habit: Tall, bushy, climbing, upright.  Small, glossy, light green foliage.  
 Height: 5' to 12' (150 to 365cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Can be grown as a climber in mild climates.   
Patents: New Zealand - Patent No: 867  on  29 Jun 1994   United States - Patent No: PP 9,012  on  13 Dec 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 08/202,512  on  24 Feb 1994 
Notes: Parentage is reversed un the 1991 reference.
 messerly has this to say about 'King Tut': It is an excellent yellow mini-climber, fairly disease-resistant and a prolific bloomer throughout the summer months until frost.  Gets larger than most miniatures in warm climates.  A sight to behold in the spring!
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