'Marion Harkness ®' Rose

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'Marion Harkness ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Maurice REYBAUD

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• HARkantabil

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: HARkantabil
Exhibition name: Marion Harkness ®

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1979).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1979 as 'Marion Harkness'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow blend. Mild fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" to 35" (75 to 90cm). Width: 18" (45cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	[ Manx Queen × Prima Ballerina ® (hybrid tea, Tantau, 1957)] × [ Chanelle × Piccadilly ®]
pollen:	Piccadilly ®

Notes: