'Blickfang' Rose

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'Blickfang' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Tesco Blickfang

HMF Ratings:

1 favorite vote.

ARS:

Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Eckart Haenchen (Germany, before 1972).
Introduced in Germany by Victor Teschendorff in 1972 as 'Blickfang'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-red. Dark tile-red. None / no fragrance. Average diameter 2.75". Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Dickson's Flame × Circus (floribunda, Swim, 1955)

Notes:

A number of East German roses seem to have been marketed in the UK under the Tesco label.