'Tip-Top' Rose

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'Tip-Top' rose Description

My HMF:

'Tip-Top (polyantha, Lambert, 1909)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Baby Doll (polyantha, Lambert 1909)

HMF Ratings:

15 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Tip-Top

Origin:

Bred by Peter Lambert (Germany, 1909).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1913 as 'Tip-Top'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Orange - yellow, carmine-red edges, white reverse, yellow center, ages to lemon-yellow . Coppery pink. Moderate fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Short, bushy.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Trier (Hybrid Multiflora, Lambert, 1904) × Rosa foetida var. bicolor Willmott

Notes:

Actress Mildred Dunnock was born on January 25, 1900. Among her films is Baby Doll.
Do not confuse with Tip Top (Tantau's pink Miniature/Floribunda).