'The Daily Mail Scented Rose' Rose

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'The Daily Mail Scented Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Daily Mail Scented Rose

HMF Ratings:

5 favorite votes.

Origin:

Bred by Wm. E.B. Archer & Daughter (United Kingdom, 1927).
Introduced in United Kingdom by W. E. B. Archer & Daughter in 1929 as 'Daily Mail Scented Rose'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1930 as 'Daily Mail Scented Rose'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Crimson, brown shading, vermilion edges. Burns in heat. Imbricated. Strong, opinions vary fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, upright, well-branched. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Château de Clos Vougeot × K. of K.

Notes:

Stems were said to be a light green.
Conflict over whether petals burnt.
Initial reference from breeder said firm, stout stems. In 1947 stems were said to be long and thin.
Hints of China blood were noted in 1933