'Cathay' Rose

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'Cathay' rose Description

My HMF:

'Cathay (floribunda, Swim 1954)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Light yellow Floribunda.
Registration name: Cathay (floribunda, Swim 1954)
Exhibition name: Cathay

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1954).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Cathay'.
Introduced in Netherlands by G. A. H. Buisman & Son in 1957 as 'Cathay'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Lemon-yellow. Strong, spice, tea fragrance. 35 to 45 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact, upright. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,368 on 22 Mar 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 436,752 on 14 Jun 1954

Herbert C. Swim, Ontario, Calif., assignor to Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., Ontario, Calif.

Parentage:

Fandango (hybrid tea, Swim, 1950) × Pinocchio (floribunda, Kordes, 1940)

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