'The Cape Buttonhole Rose' Rose

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'The Cape Buttonhole Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of billy teabag

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Homère

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Pink blend Tea.
Registration name: Homère

Origin:

Bred by Français-André Robert (France, 1858).
Introduced in Australia by Thomas Lang in 1866 as 'Homère'.

Class:

Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, salmon-pink center, red edges, stripes. Centre salmon. Strong fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, very double, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' to 39" (90 to 100cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Different opinions on parentage - see References. Geschwind claims similarity to 'Duc de Magenta' by Margottin; Wesselhöft to 'Madame Damaizin'. - See.