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'Edith Holden' rose Description
'Edith Holden' rose photo
Photo courtesy of 16-Eichen-Rosenschätze
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
39 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  
ARS:
Russet Floribunda.
Registration name: CHEwlegacy
Exhibition name: Edith Holden
Origin:
Bred by Christopher H. Warner (United Kingdom, before 1988).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Bill LeGrice Roses in 1988 as 'Edith Holden'.
Class:
Floribunda, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Russet, yellow center, lighter reverse.  Mild fragrance.  8 to 15 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium, semi-double (9-16 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, upright.  Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 30" to 10' (75 to 305cm).  Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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).
Notes:
This rose is named for the author of Diary of an Edwardian Lady...
Treloar Roses says Edith Holden is a novel color of tan brown which can vary to orange in warmer temperatures...
 
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