'China Doll, Cl.' Rose

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'China Doll, Cl.' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kaye Kettrey's Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Weeping China Doll

HMF Ratings:

31 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Polyantha, Cl..
Registration name: China Doll, Cl.

Origin:

Discovered by Robert Hardman Melville (Australia, 1965). Discovered by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, before 1977).
Introduced in Australia by Melville Nurseries Pty Ltd in 1974 as 'China Doll, Cl.'.
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1977 as 'Weeping China Doll'.

Class:

Polyantha, Cl..

Bloom:

Pink, lighter reverse. Spice, tea fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 2". Double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped, ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns. Small, glossy foliage.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 4,323 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

sport of China Doll

Notes:

It seems the weeping version was discovered in the United States, and the climbing version was discovered in Western Australia.