'Duchess of Sutherland' Rose

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'Duchess of Sutherland' rose Description

My HMF:

'Duchess of Sutherland (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1912)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of asakombu

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Duchess of Sutherland (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1912)

Origin:

Bred by Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (United Kingdom, 1912).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1913 as 'Duchess of Sutherland'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Light pink to deep pink, lemon-yellow shading, white undertones. Moderate, sweetbriar fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Vigorous. 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:

Unknown

Notes:

Lady Millicent Fanny St. Clair Erskine (October 20, 1867 - August 20, 1955), Millicent Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, British socialite, social reformer, author (a.k.a. Erskine Gower). She was the Duchess of Sutherland until 1913.