'Anne Harkness' Rose

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'Anne Harkness' rose Description

My HMF:

'Anne Harkness (floribunda, Harkness 1979)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cyberose2

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Ann Harkness (floribunda, Harkness 1979)
• HARkaramel

HMF Ratings:

48 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: HARkaramel
Exhibition name: Anne Harkness

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1979).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1980 as 'Anne Harkness'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend, yellow edges. Mild fragrance. 35 petals. Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 42" to 5' (105 to 150cm). Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. 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:

seed:	Bobby Dazzler (floribunda, Harkness, 1972)
pollen:	[ Manx Queen × Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957)] × [ Chanelle × Piccadilly ®]

Notes:

Heirloom Old Garden Roses considers this rose to be a Bouquet Rose... its double blooms are amber shading to gold at the edges...