'Nursing Centenary' Rose

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'Nursing Centenary' rose Description

My HMF:

'Crystalline ™ (hybrid tea, Carruth 1987)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of dee choi

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• ARObipy
• Crystalline ™

HMF Ratings:

45 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: ARObipy
Exhibition name: Crystalline ™ (hybrid tea, Carruth 1987)

Origin:

Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 1987). Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1987).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

White. Moderate, spice, sweet fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very 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. Medium, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Produces decorative hips. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1990/028 on 15 Feb 1990 VIEW PBR PATENT

Synonym: Crystalline. Applicant: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.

United States - Patent No: PP 6,714 on 4 Apr 1989 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 117615 on 5 Nov 1987

Inventor: Jack E. Christensen (Ontario, CA); Thomas F. Carruth (Canoga Park, CA). Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc. (Somis, CA)... a new variety of hybrid tea identifed by its large white flowers with a hint of green along the midrib and pink on the margin of the outer guard petals... Parentage: 'Bridal Pink' x an unnamed grandiflora identified by Armstrong Roses of Somis, CA, as 78100-A-5... bears its flowers singly, sometimes two to three to a stem...

Parentage:

seed:	Bridal Pink ™ (floribunda, Boerner before 1966)
pollen:	Blue Nile ® × [Ivory Tower x Angel Face]

Notes:

Not the same rose as Valerie Swane, which is a different, patented cultivar bred by Jack Christensen and grown in Australia.