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'Betsy McCall' rose Description
'Betsy McCall' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness
HMF Ratings:
8 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Betsy McCall
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1956).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Betsy McCall'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1958 as 'Betsy McCall'.
Class:
Floribunda.  
Bloom:
Salmon-pink.  Moderate, fruity fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Average diameter 3.25".  Medium, very double, cluster-flowered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to rust .  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,603  on  21 May 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 608,642  on  7 Sep 1956
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