'General Smuts' Rose

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'General Smuts' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cà Berta

Synonyms:

• Generaal Smuts

HMF Ratings:

20 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Gerald Adriaan Van Rossem (Netherlands, 1922).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1924 as 'General Smuts'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cherry-red, coral-red shading, yellow highlights. Moderate fragrance. Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, upright.

Growing:

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

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

General MacArthur × Madame Edouard Herriot

Notes:

Jan Christiaan [Christian] Smuts (May 24, 1870 Riebeeck West (near Malmesbury), Cape Colony - September 11, 1950 Irene near Pretoria) South African/Afrikaans origin, British Field Marshall and Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa (1919-24 and 1939-48).