'Abel Grant' Rose

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'Abel Grant' rose Description

My HMF:

'Abel Grant (Hybrid Perpetual, Damaizin, 1865)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of CarpeDiem

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Abel Grand

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Abel Grant
Exhibition name: Abel Grant

Origin:

Bred by Frédéric Damaizin (France, 1865).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1882 as 'Abel Grand'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Rose-pink, silver(y) reverse, silver(y) highlights. Strong fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Parentage:

seedling of Jules Margottin (Hybrid Perpetual, Margottin, 1853)

Notes:

Listed as Abel Grant at Sangerhausen and classed as a Hybrid Perpetual.