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'Benson & Hedges Special' rose Description
'Parkay' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Jean Marion
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
29 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Deep yellow Miniature.
Registration name: MACshana
Exhibition name: Dorola ®
Origin:
Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (1975).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) in 1982 as 'Dorola'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by John Mattock, The Rose Nurseries in 1983 as 'Benson & Hedges Special'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Miniature, Patio.  
Bloom:
Deep yellow, ages to salmon-yellow .  None to mild fragrance.  22 to 26 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Very large, double (17-25 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, long sepals, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Bushy, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.  Small, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 1' to 28" (30 to 70cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Produces decorative hips.  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.  
Breeder's notes:
Dorola - Macshana. Nicknamed Shanana
Patents:
Germany - Patent No: 936 396
 
United States - Patent No: PP 5,427  on  2 Apr 1985   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/518,092  on  28 Jul 1983
Notes:
The different names for parents (in References) are synonyms for the same roses.
The Parentage reported in the USA patent abstract is Minueto x Maybella.