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'California Centennial' rose Description
'California Centennial' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jolene Adams
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
13 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: California Centennial
Origin:
Bred by Frederick Huber Howard (United States, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Howard & Smith as 'California Centennial'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'California Centennial'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Strong fragrance.  28 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 953   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
By official legislative proclamation, September 1949, this is the Official State Rose of California. Source: Southern California Gardens, Victoria Padilla