'Helvetia' Rose

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'Helvetia' rose Description

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'Helvetia (hybrid tea, Heizmann, 1906)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of AmiRoses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Alpenglühn

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Emil Heizmann (Switzerland, 1906).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Carmine-pink, red reverse. Strong, raspberry fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Madame Caroline Testout (Hybrid Tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1890) × Farbenkönigin

Notes:

Helvetia = Latin name for Switzerland.
The rose was originally named 'Alpenglühn' by Heizmann, but then renamed 'Helvetia' due to difficulties in translating the former name into French and English (= sun glow in the Alps)