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'Memoriam' rose Description
'Memoriam' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
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Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
21 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Memoriam,  Memorium
Origin:
Bred by Gordon J. Von Abrams (United States, before 1957).
Introduced in United States by Peterson & Dering as 'Memoriam'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland) in 1960 as 'Memoriam'.
Introduced in Australia by Better Roses (Australia) in 1962 as 'Memoriam'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light pink and white.  Strong fragrance.  50 to 60 petals.  Average diameter 6".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Tall.  Dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 31" (80cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition or garden.  
Patents:
United Kingdom - Patent No: 2280
 
United States - Patent No: PP 2,280  on  10 Sep 1963   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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