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'Hopie Girl' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings:
16 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Tea. Registration name: ReshopieExhibition name: Hopie Girl
Bloom:
Light yellow. Mild fragrance. 24 to 32 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, classic hybrid tea, exhibition, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, upright. Medium, matte, medium green foliage.
Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be grown as a shrub. Disease susceptibility: disease resistant, susceptible to blackspot . Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Feed this rose well. Prune dead wood. Requires good cultivation if it is to perform its best.
Breeder's notes:
Hopie Girl is a non phototropic exhibition Hybrid tea. With proper pruning it can easily reach well over 6 feet in warmer climates. Fall is the best time of year for this rose.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Removal of the terminal bud when it first begins to develop will result in beautiful hybrid tea sprays of 3 to 6 blooms. Hopie Girl consistently produces blooms with exhibition form, especially in the Fall.
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