'Centennial' Rose

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'Centennial' rose Description

My HMF:

'Centennial (hybrid tea, Mallerin 1953)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange blend Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Charles Mallerin (France, before 1953).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1953 as 'Centennial'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1959 as 'Centennial'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Peach - red, buff reverse. Moderate, tea fragrance. 40 to 45 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered, scalloped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Large, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Upright. Medium, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,384 on 26 Apr 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 446,188 on 27 Jul 1954

Charles Mallerin, Isere, France, assignor to Jackson & Perkins Company, Newark, N. Y.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Orange Nassau

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