'Thomas A. Edison' Rose

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'Thomas A. Edison' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Calif Sue

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Thomas A. Edison
Exhibition name: Thomas A. Edison

Origin:

Bred by Pierre (fils) Bernaix (France, before 1931).
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1931 as 'Thomas A. Edison'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, shading. Moderate fragrance. Very large, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped, expanded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

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

Notes:

Inventor Thomas A. Edison patented the phonograph 19 February 1878. Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park 20 December 1879. He was born in Milan, Ohio, 11 February 1847 and died in West Orange, New Jersey, 18 October 1931.