'Governor Alfred E. Smith' Rose

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'Governor Alfred E. Smith' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Synonyms:

• Governor Al Smith

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Governor Alfred E. Smith

Origin:

Bred by Marguerite Denoyel (France, 1931).
Introduced in France by C. Chambard in 1933 as 'Governor Al Smith'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1933 as 'Governor Alfred E. Smith'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1935 as 'Governor Alfred E. Smith'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, coral shading, salmon-yellow blending, ages to carmine-pink . Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Large, glossy, dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 62 on 2 May 1933 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 7 Jul 1932

Parentage:

seedling of Souvenir de F. Bohé × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Alfred E. Smith, former Governor of New York. Born 30 December 1873 in New York City. Died 4 October 1944 also in New York City. He lost the 1928 presidential election against Herbert Hoover, and the 1932 primaries against F. D. Roosevelt.