'Professor Gnau' Rose

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'Professor Gnau' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Boronkay (Rose Garden Budatétény)

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Professor Gnau

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (Germany, 1928).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light yellow, pink edges. Strong fragrance. Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Large, long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Upright. Dark green, dense foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Oskar Cordel × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Professor Ewald Gnau (March 1, 1853 - January 5, 1943). Teacher at the Sangerhausen Gymasium 1884 - 1922, appointed Professor from 1902. One of the Founders of the Rosarium Sangerhausen, he became President of the German Rose Society in 1922.