'Mon Cheri ™' Rose

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'Mon Cheri ™' rose Description

My HMF:

'Mon Cheri ™ (hybrid tea, Christensen 1981)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Rosebuds in Nottingham Forest - Florida

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AROcher

HMF Ratings:

32 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: AROcher
Exhibition name: Mon Cheri ™

Origin:

Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1981).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, crimson edges, ages to red . Mild, spice fragrance. 35 to 45 petals. Average diameter 5". Large, borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to cupped, reflexed bloom form. Prolific, blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, spreading, upright. Semi-glossy, medium green, dense, wavy or ruffled foliage.

Height: 31" to 47" (80 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower, garden or specimen. Vigorous. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 5,156 on 13 Dec 1983 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/390,898 on 22 Jun 1982

A hybrid tea having large blooms which turn from pink to dark red.

Inventors:	Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:	Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA)

Parentage:

seed:	White Satin × Bewitched (hybrid tea, Lammerts, 1967)
pollen:	Double Delight ®

Notes:

According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made in 1981 and granted in 1983 (PVR Grant No. 184). Breeder is given as H.C. Swim & J.E. Christensen.