'Kathleen O'Rourke' Rose

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'Kathleen O'Rourke' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rosaholic's Southern California Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Kathleen O'Rourke
Exhibition name: Kathleen O'Rourke

Origin:

Bred by Patrick Dickson (1926-2012) (United Kingdom, 1976).
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1980 as 'Kathleen O'Rourke'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Strong fragrance. 38 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Large, matte foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Heat tolerant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Fragrant Cloud (hybrid tea, Tantau 1963) × Red Planet

Notes:

Comment under: Breeder, Colin Dickson. from Linda Stewart March 15, 2006:
Kathleen O'Rourke was named in 1976 for an Australian lady as a gift from her husband. She had two ambitions in life; the first being to launch a ship (which was arranged by husband through his business contacts) and the second was to have a rose named for her.