'Flirtation' Rose

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'Flirtation' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Flirtation

Origin:

Bred by Roy E. Shepherd (United States, before 1953).
Introduced in United States by Bosley Nursery in 1953 as 'Flirtation'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Flirtation'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, lemon-yellow reverse. Mild to strong, tea fragrance. up to 30 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, full (26-40 petals), high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact. Large, glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,373 on 29 Mar 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 430,751 on 18 May 1954

Roy E. Shepherd, Medina, Ohio, assignor to Edith C. Bosley, Mentor, Ohio

Parentage:

Fiesta (hybrid tea, Hansen, 1940) × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

Notes: