'Conrad Hilton' Rose

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'Conrad Hilton' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of goncmg

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Conrad Hilton

Origin:

Bred by Roy E. Shepherd (United States, 1962).

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Yellow, white outer petals. Strong fragrance. 45 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,828 on 28 Apr 1959 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 6 Aug 1958

Parentage:

seed:	Rosa dupontii Hort. × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)
pollen:	Goldilocks (floribunda, Boerner, 1945) × Feu Pernet-Ducher

Notes:

Conrad Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico, 25 December 1887. He died 4 January 1979.