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'Contentment' rose Description
'Contentment' rose photo
Photo courtesy of scvirginia
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Contentment
Origin:
Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1956).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1956 as 'Contentment'.
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Pink, lemon-yellow undertones.  Strong, centifolia, old rose fragrance.  65 to 70 petals.  Average diameter 5.5".  Very large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, globular bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Large, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Upright.  Large, glossy, leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 1,644  on  24 Sep 1957   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 632,955  on  7 Jan 1957
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