Grew this one once, late 80's into early 90's, wish I could say it made some huge impression but no, it didn't. Probably best claim to fame is being the parent of April Hamer. Clearly an effort at release/inception to make Queen Eizabeth WHITE and and probably it came close. Or closer than yellow (Golden Girl) or or (Comanche, Starfire) or red (El Capitan, Roundelay)..................listed as one of my favorites, just tonight looked and saw NOBODY GROWS THIS IN THE US! And now I need it. Recall 40 years ago it being listed only at Henry Fields, Interstate and Gurney mail order (back in those good ol' days when the rose you bought from them was actually THE ROSE YOU WANTED). It did stay in the garden centers a little longer.................my recollection of this one is a GOOD rose, a BIG rose, better than June Bride, not as useful or memorable as Iceberg, very close to a white Queen Elizabeth..................very 1962................and that GR class! Useless. But a mark in the US in rose history, no doubt. Just read an old ARS Annual and think it was 88 or 89........discussing the GR's and how 54/55 and QE hitting the market blew these up. Article mentioned Hector Deane being reclassed in 71, mentioned that Floradora, QE's DAD, itself is a candidate, mentioned Buccaneer released in 52 as defining the class prior to QE (but released as an HT).................made no mention of CARROUSEL (52) !!!!????? Highly rated for YEARS and still maybe so? ................oh the GR class! I could go on forever. Cherry Vanilla, Melody Parfumee and Buccaneer are actually PILLARS or SHRUBS...................Love and Prominent are actually small HT's.................Tournament of Roses and Ole are Floribundas..................could go on and on and hope to do so in Carlsbad in November!

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