'Fontanelle' Rose

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'Fontanelle' rose Description

My HMF:

'Fontanelle (hybrid tea, Hill, 1927)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Fontanelle (hybrid tea, Hill, 1927)

Origin:

Bred by E. Gurney Hill Co. (United States, 1927).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1928 as 'Fontanelle'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Lemon-yellow, golden-yellow center. Fading at edges. Variable. Moderate fragrance. up to 29 petals. Very large, borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Souvenir de Claudius Pernet × Columbia (hybrid tea, Hill, 1916)

Notes:

'Mme. Butterfly' x 'Souvenir de Claudius Pernet' was an alternative parentage mentioned in the early references.