'Hélène de Roumanie' Rose

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'Hélène de Roumanie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• IUC 821

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Hélène de Roumanie

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1949).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Hélène de Roumanie'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red to deep pink. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), urn-shaped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Madame Joseph Perraud × Unnamed Seedling
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × President Herbert Hoover

Notes:

Helene de Roumanie
Different opinions on parentage - see References
Dedicated to Elena of Greece (April 20, 1896 Athens - November 28, 1982 Lausanne), Princess of Greece and Denmark, married Prince Carol, of Romania in 1921 and divorced 1928. She became Queen Mother of Romania when her son Mihai I became king in 1927.
Breeder code from the reciords of L'Hay