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'Ardelle' rose Description
'Ardelle' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
10 favorite votes.  
ARS:
White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Ardelle
Origin:
Bred by Henry Matheson (H.M.) Eddie (Canada, before 1954).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. as 'Ardelle'.
Introduced in United States by Wyant (Melvin E. Wyant, Rose Specialist) in 1954 as 'Ardelle'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Ardelle'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Cream.  Moderate fragrance.  72 petals.  Average diameter 5".  Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed buds.  
Habit:
Medium, compact.  Glossy foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Very vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 2,042  on  4 Apr 1961   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  11 Jun 1958
Notes:
The patent application was made by Melvin E. Wyant reporting himself as the inventor of this rose! Neither Modern Roses not the article by Hazelwood agrees with him. See References.