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'Mrs. Francis King' rose Description
'Mrs. Francis King' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Boronkay (Rose Garden Budatétény)
HMF Ratings:
5 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Light yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Mrs. Francis King
Origin:
Bred by Jean Henri (J.H.) Nicolas (United States, before 1934).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1934 as 'Mrs. Francis King'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1938 as 'Mrs. Francis King'.
Class:
Hybrid Nutkana, Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Cream, yellow undertones.  Cream-white with straw yellow in depths. Greenish reflexes.  Mild, spice, wild rose fragrance.  50 to 80 petals.  Average diameter 6.5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, ovoid, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, upright.  Leathery foliage.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 253  on  29 Jun 1937   VIEW USPTO PATENT
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