'Duke of Windsor' Rose

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'Duke of Windsor' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Michel

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

HMF Ratings:

26 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Duke of Windsor

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau, Jr. (1912 - 2006) (Germany, before 1968).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Harry Wheatcroft and Sons Ltd. in 1968 as 'Duke of Windsor'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Vermilion. Strong fragrance. 27 petals. Average diameter 4". Double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" to 4¼' (75 to 130cm). Width: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew, susceptible to rust .

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Named for the former Edward VIII 1894-1972.

The breeder told Harry Wheatcroft the correct parentage for this rose is 'Spartan' x 'Montezuma', and that's the one we've used here.

On 3 June 1937, the Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne, married Wallis Warfield Simpson in Monts, France.