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'Queen Elizabeth' rose Description
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ARS:
Medium pink Grandiflora.
Registration name: Queen Elizabeth
Origin:
Bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (1954) United States.
Class:
Floribunda / Cluster Flowered, Grandiflora.  
Bloom:
Pink.  Moderate fragrance.  38 to 40 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.  
Height of 5' to 10' (150 to 305 cm).  Width of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Very vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,259  on  23 Feb 1954   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Notes:
Queen Elizabeth II was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on 21 April 1926. This rose marked her ascension to the throne in 1952.