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'Lady Elphinstone' rose Description
Photo courtesy of RainArths
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: Lady Elphinstone (hybrid tea, Dobbie, 1921)
Bloom:
Yellow, ages to light pink . Flowers indian yellow to clear rose. Very large, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
The former Lady Mary Bowes-Lyon, eldest sister of the Queen Mother, was born in 1883. In 1910, she married Sidney Herbert Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (1869-1955). She died in 1961.
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