'Rachel Bowes Lyon' Rose

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'Rachel Bowes Lyon' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kit

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Shrub.
Registration name: HARlacal
Exhibition name: Rachel Bowes Lyon

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1981).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1981 as 'Rachel Bowes Lyon'.

Class:

Shrub.

Bloom:

Pink and yellow. Strong fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Kim (floribunda, Harkness, 1971)
pollen:	[Orange Sensation x Allgold] × Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht.

Notes:

Lady Rachel Pauline Spender-Clay, wife of Sir David Bowes-Lyon. Born 19 January 1907. Died in 1996.