'Souvenir de McKinley' Rose

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'Souvenir de McKinley' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cheryl Clarke

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Souvenir de McKinley
Exhibition name: Souvenir de McKinley

Origin:

Bred by Antoine Godard (France, 1902).

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual, Portland.

Bloom:

Light pink, ages to white. Large, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. Born 29 January 1843 in Niles, Ohio. Died 14 September 1901.

Sangerhausen describes the color of the bloom as whitish-pink.