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    'Pink Chiffon' rose Description
    'Pink Chiffon (floribunda, Boerner 1956)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Steve Jones
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    HMF Ratings:
    25 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
    ARS:
    Light pink Floribunda.
    Origin:
    Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1956).
    Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Pink Chiffon'.
    Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1962 as 'Pink Chiffon'.
    Class:
    Floribunda.  
    Bloom:
    Rose-pink, white shading, light yellow undertones.  Strong, old rose fragrance.  50 to 55 petals.  Average diameter 3.75".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, ovoid buds.  
    Habit:
    Bushy.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Vigorous.  
    Patents:
    United States - Patent No: PP 1,564  on  12 Feb 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 580,151  on  23 Apr 1956
    Parentage:
    Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947) × Fantasia (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1943)
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