'Mary Anna Bumby' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jocelyn
Bloom:
White or white blend. Pink buds opening to white. Strong fragrance. Small, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Some difference of opinion about parentage. 'Jane Williams' 1985 said to have been the seed parent.
Mary Smales (nee Bumby) 1811-1862. When Mary Bumby landed at the Wesleyan mission station at Mangungu, Hokianga, in March 1839, she brought ashore two hives of honey bees from Sydney.
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