'E.I. Farrington' Rose

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'E.I. Farrington' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

HMF Ratings:

3 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Floribunda.
Registration name: E.I. Farrington

Origin:

Bred by Brownell Family (United States, 1949).
Introduced in United States by Walter D. Brownell (Brownell Family) in 1953 as 'E.I. Farrington'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Red, ages to crimson . Cardinal-red to blood-red. Mild, apple, tea fragrance. 50 to 60 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed buds.

Habit:

Short, spreading. Small, dark green foliage. 3 to 5 leaflets.

Height: up to 2' (up to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,404 on 5 Jul 1955 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 460,524 on 5 Oct 1954

Josephine D. Brownell, Little Compton, R. I.
....The date of this pollenation was (approximately) July 8, 1949.

Parentage:

Queen o' the Lakes × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Dedicated to Edward Irving Farrington (b. 1876 Manchester NH), US American gardening author and journalist