'President W. H. Taft' Rose

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'President W. H. Taft' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• William H. Taft

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: President W. H. Taft

Origin:

Bred by McCullough (United States, 1908).
Introduced in United Kingdom by William Paul & Son in 1910 as 'President W. H. Taft'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1911 as 'President W. H. Taft'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

President William Howard Taft, who served from 1909 to 1913, was born on 15 September 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died in Washington, D.C., on 8 March 1930.