'Pink Favourite' Rose

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'Pink Favourite' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Pink Favorite

HMF Ratings:

17 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Pink Favorite

Origin:

Bred by Gordon J. Von Abrams (United States, 1956).
Introduced in United States by Peterson & Dering as 'Pink Favorite'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by C. Gregory & Son Ltd. in 1960 as 'Pink Favorite'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1961 as 'Pink Favourite'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Compact, upright.

Height: 30" to 4¼' (75 to 130cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,523 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Juno (hybrid tea, Swim, 1948)
pollen:	Georg Arends (hybrid perpetual, Hinner, 1910) × New Dawn (Large Flowered Climber, Dreer, 1930)

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