'Aviateur Blériot' Rose

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'Aviateur Blériot' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• "Dick’s Apricot Rambler"
• "Old Dick’s Apricot Rambler"

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Wichurana.

Origin:

Bred by Frédéric Fauque (France, 1909).
Introduced in France by Jacques Vigneron in 1909 as 'Aviateur Blériot'.
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1914 as 'Aviateur Blériot'.

Class:

Hybrid Wichurana, Rambler.

Bloom:

Yellow, golden-yellow center, ages to white . Strong, magnolia fragrance. 34 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer.

Habit:

Climbing. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.
Height of 12' to 15' (365 to 455 cm). Width of up to 6' (up to 185 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune after flowering is finished.

Parentage:

Rosa wichuraiana Crép. synonym × William Allen Richardson

Notes:

Named for Louis Blériot, (1872-1936). The first man to make an international aeroplane flight, from Calais to Dover on on 25 July 1909 in a small 24-h.p. monoplane.