'Ben Cant' Rose

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'Ben Cant' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

12 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Ben Cant

Origin:

Bred by Benjamin R. Cant (1827-1900) (United Kingdom, 1901).
Introduced in Australia by C. H. Halstead in 1904 as 'Ben Cant'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, darker highlights, lighter veining. Strong fragrance. 25 petals. Medium bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Mlle Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi (HP, Lévèque, 1883) × Victor Hugo (hybrid perpetual, Schwartz 1884)

Notes:

In the 'National Rose Society (RNRS)' Official Catalogue of Roses 1910 Edition page 17 Ben Cant is described as
Ben Cant (HP) B. R. Cant & Sons, 1902. - Deep Crimson. - Vigorous. - Exhibition