'Avon ®' Rose

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'Avon ®' rose Description

My HMF:

'Avon ® (hybrid tea, Morey, 1961)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• JEPru

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Avon ® (hybrid tea, Morey, 1961)

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, before 1961).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1961 as 'Avon'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1964 as 'Avon'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in before 1969 as 'Avon'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. 23 petals. Average diameter 8". Very large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Leathery foliage.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,154 on 12 Jun 1962 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Nocturne (hybrid tea, Swim 1947) × Chrysler Imperial (Hybrid Tea, Lammerts, 1952)

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