'Minnie Watson' Rose

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'Minnie Watson' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Minnie Watson

Origin:

Bred by Richard Watson (Australia, 1965).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1968 as 'Minnie Watson'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink. Salmon pink, paler reverse. Mild fragrance. 22 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Compact, spreading.

Height: 30" to 4¼' (75 to 130cm). Width: 39" to 4¼' (100 to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Notes:

Minnie Watson was the breeder's mother.
This rose was one of four Australian-bred roses featured in a postage stamp series in 1982.