'Sunlit' Rose

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'Sunlit' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Smtysm

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Sunlit

Origin:

Bred by Alister Clark (1864-1949) (Australia, 1937).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1937 as 'Sunlit'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend, darker under when new, fading lighter. Red stamens. Small, double (17-25 petals), globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns.

Height: 4'11" to 6'7" (150 to 200cm). Width: 4'11" to 6'7" (150 to 200cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

If you know the parentage of this rose, or other details, please contact us.

Notes:

The first (1937) reference to Sunlit hinted that it may be a tea rose. Thereafter most references referred to it as a HT.
Sets no hips.