'Black Velvet' Rose

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'Black Velvet' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Bruce Martin

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Black Velvet

Origin:

Bred by Dr. Dennison H. Morey (United States, 1960).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1960 as 'Black Velvet'.
Introduced in Australia by Roy H. Rumsey Pty. Ltd. in 1964 as 'Black Velvet'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. 28 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

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

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,182 on 9 Oct 1962 VIEW USPTO PATENT

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