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'Dr. Debat' rose Description
'Docteur Debat' rose photo
Photo courtesy of CybeRose
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
31 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Origin:
Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1948).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1950 as 'La Rosée'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Dr. F. Debat'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1951 as 'Dr. Debat'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Rose-pink, golden-yellow undertones, coral shading, light yellow reverse.  Nasturtium fragrance.  Mild, tea fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Very large, very double, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Long, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.  Matte, dark green, leathery foliage.  

Height: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 961  on  4 Jul 1950   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Parentage according to the patent: Radiance x Dame Edith Helen
Notes:
Parentage is that reported in the American Rose Annual 1952 as one of the New Roses of the World, and in the patent abstract. See References for different parentage listed in Modern Roses.
Dr. Debat in USA is possibly mislabeled