'Mrs W. Christie-Miller' Rose

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'Mrs W. Christie-Miller' rose Description

My HMF:

'Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller' rose photo

Photo courtesy of bungalow1056

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller
Exhibition name: Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller

Origin:

Bred by Samuel McGredy II (United Kingdom, 1909).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1910 as 'Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink, salmon-pink shading, vermilion reverse. Clear vermilion rose outside and soft blush shaded salmon inside. Strong fragrance. Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Light green, leathery foliage.

Height: 2' (60cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Often sold as 'Lady Mary Fitzwilliam' - see.
Dedicated to Mary Elizabeth Richardson (1852 Lisburn, Ireland - November 5, 1929), who in 1872 married her cousin Wakefield Christie-Miller (December 6, 1835 Clapham, Surrey - February 22, 1898 Dublin) of Britwell Court, Buckinghamshire