'Cleo' Rose

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'Cleo' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• BEEbop

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: BEEbop
Exhibition name: Cleo

Origin:

Bred by Tony Hallows (United Kingdom, before 1981).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Bees of Chester / Sealand Nurseries Ltd. in 1981 as 'Cleo'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink. Mild fragrance. 37 petals. Full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy. Semi-glossy, light green foliage.

Height: up to 30" (up to 75cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Perfecta (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1957) × Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957)

Notes:

Named after Clementina Dinah Campbell (a.k.a. Cleo Laine) (b. October 28, 1927 Southall, Midlesex), Lady Dankworth, english jazz and classical singer, artist