'Johnnie Walker' Rose

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'Johnnie Walker' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Kelley Macdonald

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• FRYgran

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: FRYgran
Exhibition name: Johnnie Walker

Origin:

Bred by Gareth Fryer (1948-....) (United Kingdom, before 1979).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Strong fragrance. 20 petals. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 35" to 4¼' (90 to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Sunblest
pollen:	Arthur Bell (Floribunda, McGredy, 1959) × Belle Blonde (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1955)

Notes:

Fryer's Roses says Johnnie Walker has blooms that are a warm glowing buff-apricot. This rose won a Royal National Rose Society Trial Ground Certificate...
See References regarding parentage.