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'Fantasia' rose Description
'Fantasia (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1943)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of asakombu
HMF Ratings:
11 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Medium yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Fantasia (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1943)
Origin:
Bred by Alexander (Sandy) Dickson III (1893-1975) (United Kingdom, before 1943).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1943 as 'Fantasia'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1949 as 'Fantasia'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Yellow.  Strong fragrance.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  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:
United States - Patent No: PP 590  on  15 Jun 1943   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Parentage:
Unnamed Seedling × Lord Lonsdale
Notes:
Modern Roses 10 says this rose is extinct.