'DOTprin' Rose

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'DOTprin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Synonyms:

• Princesa Sofia

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Pedro (Pere) Dot (Spain, 1972).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Scarlet - red. Reverse cyclamen-red. Strong fragrance. 35 to 48 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Leafy sepals, long buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles. Large, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)
pollen:	Baccará ® (hybrid tea, Meilland 1954) × Papa Meilland ® (Hybrid Tea, Meilland, 1963)

Notes:

Sophia Margarita Victoria Friederika von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg und Hannover, Duchess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark (b. November 2, 1938 Athens) married Prince Juan Carlos of Spain on May 14, 1962 and became Queen of Spain on November 22, 1975.