'AROnance' Rose

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'AROnance' rose Description

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Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Synonyms:

• First Lady Nancy

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: AROnance
Exhibition name: First Lady Nancy

Origin:

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1981). Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1981).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses as 'First Lady Nancy'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow, light pink shading. None to mild, tea fragrance. Average diameter 5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, formal, high-centered to cupped, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched. Large, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,295 on 16 Oct 1984 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage listed in patent is [American Heritage X First Prize]

Parentage:

American Heritage ® (hybrid tea, Lammerts, 1965) × First Prize

Notes:

Some question about parentage... Jack Christensen says parentage is First Prize x American Heritage... the blossom is cream with a pink blush and this rose is no longer available...