'Bienvenu' Rose

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'Bienvenu' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of N. Pierce's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend Grandiflora.
Registration name: Bienvenu
Exhibition name: Bienvenu

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, 1969). Bred by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, 1969).
Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1969 as 'Bienvenu'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1975 as 'Bienvenu'.

Class:

Grandiflora.

Bloom:

Orange blend. Strong fragrance. 70 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, upright, well-branched. Matte, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very mildew resistant.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,007 on 24 Nov 1970 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 27 Jan 1969

Parentage:

seed:	Camelot (grandiflora, Swim & Weeks, 1964)
pollen:	Montezuma (grandiflora, Swim 1954) × War Dance (grandiflora, Swim & Weeks 1962)

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