'J. Otto Thilow' Rose

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'J. Otto Thilow' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: J. Otto Thilow
Exhibition name: J. Otto Thilow

Origin:

Bred by Hendrikus Antonie Verschuren Jr. (1885-1947) (Netherlands, before 1927).
Introduced in United States by Henry A. Dreer Archive in 1927 as 'J. Otto Thilow'.
Introduced in United States by Howard & Smith in 1927 as 'J. Otto Thilow'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1928 as 'J. Otto Thilow'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink, darker center. Moderate fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Glossy foliage.

Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Vigorous. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Hadley × Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren

Notes:

Parentage is reversed in the references