'WARdido' Rose

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'WARdido' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Oratorio
• Spellbinder

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: WARdido
Exhibition name: Spellbinder (hybrid tea, Warriner before 1974)

Origin:

Bred by William A. Warriner (United States, before 1974).
Introduced in France by Vilmorin-Andrieux in 1974 as 'Oratorio'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1975 as 'Spellbinder'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange-red and crimson, salmon-pink shading, cream undertones. Mild, spice fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Large, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 28" to 35" (70 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,571 on 18 Jun 1974 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	South Seas
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × Crimson Glory (hybrid tea, Kordes 1935)

Notes:

According to Jackson & Perkin's Rose Test Panel Research Bulletin of 1975, the pollen parent was (unnamed seedling x 'Crimson Glory'). [Thank you to the person who took the time to send this information!]