'Big Ben' Rose

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'Big Ben' rose Description

My HMF:

'Big Ben (hybrid tea, Gandy 1964)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of markiz41

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Dark red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Big Ben (hybrid tea, Gandy 1964)

Origin:

Bred by Douglas L. Gandy (United Kingdom, 1964).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1975 as 'Big Ben'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong fragrance. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Ena Harkness × Charles Mallerin (Hybrid Tea, Meilland, before 1947)

Notes:

Rusty emails: I have 10 of these 'Big Ben' roses planted around my driveway, and I might add I have 113 other rose varieties in my collection, and the 'Big Ben' is by far the King of all red roses in my opinion, with rosebuds the size of apples (no kidding) and very hardy, wonderful plants. I was wondering if there are any other roses out there that have 'Big Ben' as a parent? [Rusty, we're adding information to the database all the time, so please check back.]