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'High Sheriff' rose Description
'High Sheriff (hybrid tea, Harkness before 1989)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
26 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HARwellington
Exhibition name: High Sheriff
Origin:
Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1989).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1992 as 'High Sheriff'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red.  Mild, strong fragrance.  15 to 25 petals.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 35" to 37" (90 to 95cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).
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:
Opinions vary concerning parentage, see References.
 
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