'Madame Chiang Kai-shek' Rose

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'Madame Chiang Kai-shek' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Giroux

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Exhibition name: Madame Chiang Kai-shek

Origin:

Bred by Carl G. Duehrsen (United States, 1942).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1947 as 'Madame Chiang Kai-shek'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow. Strong fragrance. 27 petals. Average diameter 5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. 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:

United States - Patent No: PP 664 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Joanna Hill × Sir Henry Segrave

Notes:

A correspondent reports: This variety can also be seen growing in The Columbus (Ohio) Park of the Roses... it looks similar to 'Fountain Square', the 'Pristine' sport.