'Mabel Morrison' Rose

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'Mabel Morrison' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Meetza

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Mabel Morrison

Origin:

Discovered by Joseph Broughton (United Kingdom, 1878).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Henry Bennett in 1879 as 'Mabel Morrison'.
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Mabel Morrison'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

White, blush shading. Pink in autumn. None to mild fragrance. 30 petals. Very large, semi-double to double, cupped bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Prune dead wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild (hybr. perpetual, Pernet, 1867)

Notes:

Nigel Pratt of Tasman Bay Roses says this rose has pure white, large flowers tinged with pink in cold weather...
See also 'White Baroness'.