'Doctor Dick' Rose

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'Doctor Dick' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• COCbaden
• Dr. Dick

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: COCbaden
Exhibition name: Doctor Dick

Origin:

Bred by Anne G. Cocker (1920-2014) (Scotland, 1985).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-pink. Mild fragrance. 40 petals. Average diameter 5". Double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' (90cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Fragrant Cloud (hybrid tea, Tantau 1963) × Corso ®

Notes:

Named for the noted Scots rosarian Archie Dick (1915-1984).