'Helen Keller' Rose

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'Helen Keller' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Helen Keller (hybrid perpetual, Dickson, 1895)

Origin:

Bred by Alexander Dickson II (1857-1949) (United Kingdom, 1895).
Introduced in Australia by Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. in 1898 as 'Helen Keller'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Deep pink to cherry-red. Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), cupped, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Author-lecturer Helen Keller was born on 27 June 1880 in Westport, Connecticut. She died on 1 June 1968.