'Black Tea' Rose

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'Black Tea' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Russet Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Black Tea
Exhibition name: Black Tea

Origin:

Bred by Kanjiro Okamoto (Japan, 1973).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Brown. None to mild fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, urn-shaped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Hawaii (hybrid tea, Boerner c1958)
pollen:	Aztec × [ Goldilocks (floribunda, Boerner, 1945) × Fashion (floribunda, Boerner, 1947)]

Notes: