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'Patsy Cline ™' rose Description
'Patsy Cline ™ (Hybrid Tea, Christensen, 1983)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
36 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Mauve or mauve blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: AROcomu
Exhibition name: Patsy Cline ™
Origin:
Bred by Jack E. Christensen (United States, 1983).
Class:
Hybrid Tea.  
Bloom:
Lavender - pink.  Strong, damask, fruity fragrance.  28 to 35 petals.  Average diameter 4.5".  Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 5,556  on  10 Sep 1985   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 06/557'893  on  5 Dec 1983
A new hybrid tea rose for cut flowers and garden decoration, having as its seed parent Angel Face (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,792) and as its pollen parent Double Delight (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 3,847). The new cultivar produces an abundance of well-formed flowers having unusual blended colorations of lavender pink, and having an extremely strong, pleasing fragrance. It is a medium-height, bushy plant that is attractive in the garden.
Inventors: Christensen; Jack E. (Ontario, CA)
Assignee:Armstrong Nurseries, Inc. (Ontario, CA)
Notes:
Honouring Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 Winchester VA - March 5, 1963 TN), US American country and crossover singer