'Elite' Rose

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'Elite' rose Description

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'Elite (hybrid tea, Tantau 1936)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Elite (hybrid tea, Tantau 1936)

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (Germany, before 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1938 as 'Elite'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1941 as 'Elite'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, orange highlights. Mild fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Tall, upright. Light green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6a through 9b. Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Charles P. Kilham × President Herbert Hoover

Notes:

Possibly a sister seedling of 'Tarantella'