'South Seas' Rose

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'South Seas' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mers du Sud
• MORub

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: South Seas

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, 1960).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1962 as 'South Seas'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1964 as 'South Seas'.
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1964 as 'Mers du Sud'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Coral-pink. Moderate fragrance. 48 petals. Average diameter 6.5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Leathery foliage.

Height: 2' to 32" (60 to 80cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,184 on 16 Oct 1962 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Rapture × Unnamed Seedling

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