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'Sir Henry Segrave' rose Description
'Sir Henry Segrave' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness
Synonyms:
 
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Origin:
Bred by Alexander (Sandy) Dickson III (1893-1975) (United Kingdom, 1932).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1933 as 'Sir Henry Segrave'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Light yellow to cream, ages to white .  Primrose yellow.  Moderate fragrance.  Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright, well-branched.  Light green foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Hardy.  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Notes:
Sir Henry O'Neil de Hane Segrave (September 22, 1896 - June 13, 1930), Grand Prix driver, set land speed records (245 km/h on March 21, 1926; 328 km/h on March 29, 1927 and 372 km/h on March 11, 1929); as well as water speed records. He died in a boating accident.
 
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