'Margaret McGredy' Rose

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'Margaret McGredy' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Macself, A. J.

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

6 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Margaret McGredy

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Davidson McGredy III (United Kingdom, before 1925).
Introduced in France by Grandes Roseraies du Val de la Loire in 1927 as 'Margaret McGredy'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1928 as 'Margaret McGredy'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Orange - scarlet, geranium-red shading, deep pink reverse, golden-yellow shading. Moderate, violets fragrance. 30 to 40 petals. Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Glossy, light green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of The Queen Alexandra Rose (hybrid tea, McGredy 1918)

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