'Black Beauty' Rose

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'Black Beauty' rose Description

My HMF:

'Black Beauty (hybrid tea, Delbard, 1973)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

34 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Black Beauty (hybrid tea, Delbard, 1973)

Origin:

Bred by G. Delbard (France, 1973).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Bees of Chester / Sealand Nurseries Ltd. as 'Black Beauty'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1976 as 'Black Beauty'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red, darker reverse. Mild fragrance. Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Gloire de Rome × Impeccable
pollen:	Papa Meilland ® (Hybrid Tea, Meilland, 1963)

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