'Captain Watkins' Rose

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'Captain Watkins' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Polyantha.
Exhibition name: Captain Watkins

Origin:

Bred by C. W. Heyde (Australia, before 1953).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Captain Watkins'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Pink. Cochineal carmine with white centre. None to mild fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 1.75". Cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, few or no prickles/thorns. Medium green foliage.

Height: 20" (50cm). Width: 39" (100cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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Notes:

Frank Vernon Watkins (21 March 1922 – 20 December 1942) was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was killed in air operations trying to save a close comrade and for this action was recommended for the Victoria Cross. He ultimately received only a posthumous Mention in Despatches.