'Ellen Willmott' Rose

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'Ellen Willmott' rose Description

My HMF:

'Ellen Willmott (hybrid tea, Archer, 1935)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Rosebuds in Nottingham Forest - Florida

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

30 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Ellen Willmott (hybrid tea, Archer, 1935)

Origin:

Bred by Wm. E.B. Archer & Daughter (United Kingdom, 1935).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) as 'Ellen Willmott'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Golden-yellow, pink edges, lemon-yellow undertones, red stamens. Moderate fragrance. Medium, single (4-8 petals), ruffled bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Dainty Bess × Lady Hillingdon (Tea, Lowe & Shawyer, 1910)

Notes:

Ellen Willmott (August 19, 1858 - September 27, 1934), English horticulturalist, who cultivated more than 100,000 species of plants in her garden Warley Place. She published "The Genus Rosa" in 1910-14.
[Note: there is also a light pink 'Ellen Willmott' (Bernaix 1898). It is double, having about 20 petals.]