'Kaiser Wilhelm II' Rose

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'Kaiser Wilhelm II' rose Description

My HMF:

'Kaiser Wilhelm II (hybrid tea, Jacobs, 1909)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Synonyms:

• Fürst Niclot

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Otto Jacobs (Germany, 1909).
Introduced in Germany by Nicola Welter in 1909 as 'Kaiser Wilhelm II'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1911 as 'Kaiser Wilhelm II'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red. Strong, centifolia fragrance. Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright, well-branched. Dense foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seedling of Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria × Louis van Houtte (hybrid perpetual, Lacharme 1869)

Notes:

Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert of Hohenzollern, Kaiser Wilhelm II, was born in Berlin 27 January 1859. He died 4 June 1941 and his body is buried in three coffins in a mausoleum on the grounds of a castle in The Netherlands called Huis Doorn.