'Modern Times' Rose

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'Modern Times' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Candy Stripes (South Africa)

HMF Ratings:

11 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.

Origin:

Discovered by Gysbert Verbeek (Netherlands, before 1951).
Introduced in Netherlands by Jan Spek Rozen BV in 1951 as 'Modern Times'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1956 as 'Modern Times'.
Introduced in France by Pépinières Minier in 1956 as 'Modern Times'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red, pink stripes. Moderate fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short.

Height: up to 4¼' (up to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Netherlands - Application No: 145

Modern Times, 145, G. Verbeek, Aalsmeer, Hornweg 59.

Parentage:

sport of Better Times (hybrid tea, Catron 1932)

Notes:

Parentage changed between 1980 and 1986. Refer references.