'Christmas Cheer' Rose

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'Christmas Cheer' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Christmas Cheer

Origin:

Bred by Roy L. Byrum (United States, before 1955).
Introduced in United States by Joseph H. Hill Co. in 1957 as 'Christmas Cheer'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cherry-red. Mild, tea fragrance. 45 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very full (41+ petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright, well-branched. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,468 on 17 Apr 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 512,594 on 1 Jun 1955

Roy L. Byrum, Richmond, Ind., assignor to to Joseph H. Hill Company, Richmond, Ind.

Parentage:

Sister Kenny × Happiness (Hybrid Tea. Meilland. 1949)

Notes: