'Rubaiyat' Rose

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'Rubaiyat' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Rubaiyat
Exhibition name: Rubaiyat

Origin:

Bred by Walter Irwin Johnston (Ireland, before 1946).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Samuel McGredy and Son, Nurserymen (Northern Ireland) in 1946 as 'Rubaiyat'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 1946 as 'Rubaiyat'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1949 as 'Rubaiyat'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink, lighter reverse. Strong, damask, lemon, rose fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered, spiral centers bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Tall, upright. Dense, leathery foliage.

Height: 42" to 4½' (105 to 135cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Very vigorous. heat tolerant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 758 on 2 Sep 1947 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Johnston, Walter I., Portadown, Ireland, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N.Y. Rose plant. 758. Sept. 2.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

seed:	McGredy's Scarlet × Mrs. Sam McGredy
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling × Sir Basil McFarland

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