'Comtesse de Woronzoff' Rose

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'Comtesse de Woronzoff' rose Description

My HMF:

'Comtesse de Woronzoff (tea, Hartwiss, 1829)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Lara_K

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Comtesse Elisabeth Woronzow
• Comtesse Woronzow
• Grafinia Vorontsova
• Графиня Воронцова

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Tea.

Origin:

Bred by Nikolaj Andreevič (Nikolaus) Gartvis / Anhorn von Hartwiss (Russia, 1829).

Class:

Hybrid China, Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Yellow and pink, apricot shading, cream undertones, rose-red center. Strong, tea rose fragrance. up to 72 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Climbing. Large, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 9'10" (up to 300cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

[seedling of Rosa X odorata (hort ex. Andrews) Sweet]

Notes:

Comtesse Elizabeth Xaverevna Vorontsova (Elzbieta Branicka) (September 19, 1792 - April 27, 1880), daughter of the Polish Duke Xavier P. Brannitsky met and loved Alexander Pushkin in Odessa in 1823/24.