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'William Booth' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Shelley H
ARS:
Medium red Hybrid Kordesii. Registration name: AC William-BoothExhibition name: William Booth
Class:
Hybrid Kordesii, Shrub. (Series: Explorer Series Collection)
Bloom:
Red, pink reverse, golden-yellow stamens, ages to pink . Mild fragrance. 5 petals. Average diameter 2". Medium, single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.
Habit:
Tall, arching, climbing. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 3' to 6'7" (90 to 200cm). Width: 5' to 9'10" (150 to 300cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 2b and warmer. Can be used for garden. Very hardy. can be trained as a climber. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.
Patents:
Canada - Patent No: 0394 on 28 Aug 1997 Application No: 95-477 on 14 Mar 1995 Breeder: Ian Ogilvie, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, L'Assomption, Quebec
Applicant: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Horticulture Research & Development Centre United States - Patent No: PP 11,629 on 7 Nov 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 09/196,433 on 19 Nov 1998 The new Rosa hybrida variety of shrub rose plant of the present invention was selected during 1987 following artificial pollination carried out in 1984 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The female parent (i.e., the seed parent) was an unnamed line designated `L83` (non-patented in the United States) and the male parent (i.e., the pollen parent) was an unnamed line designated `A72` (non-patented in the United States).
Notes:
Corn Hill Nursery says this is a very vigorous pillar rose with long arching canes and can be used as a climber. Large clusters of single flowers change from red to deepest pink with a white center. It is similar to 'American Pillar' but much hardier and continuous blooming. It is also very disease resistant...
William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London 5 July 1865.
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