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'The Queen Alexandra Rose' Description
'The Queen Alexandra Rose (hybrid tea, McGredy 1918)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of David Elliott
HMF Ratings:
12 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Red blend.
Registration name: The Queen Alexandra Rose (hybrid tea, McGredy 1918)
Exhibition name: The Queen Alexandra Rose
Origin:
Bred by Samuel McGredy II (United Kingdom, 1918).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1924 as 'The Queen Alexandra Rose'.
Class:
Pernetiana.  
Bloom:
Rose-red, lemon-yellow shading, golden-yellow reverse, orange undertones, ages to deep pink .  Moderate fragrance.  Average diameter 5".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Bushy.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Parentage:
Notes:
Queen Alexandra wife of King Edward VII, was born on 1 December 1844 in Denmark. She died on 20 November 1921 at Sandringham House.
 
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