'Butterscotch' Rose

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'Butterscotch' rose Description

My HMF:

'Butterscotch (hybrid tea, Byrum/Hill, 1942)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Beth's Northern CA Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Butterscotch (hybrid tea, Byrum/Hill, 1942)
Exhibition name: Butterscotch

Origin:

Bred by Roy L. Byrum (United States, before 1942).
Introduced in United States by Howard & Smith in 1946 as 'Butterscotch'.
Introduced in United States by Wayside Gardens in 1946 as 'Butterscotch'.

Class:

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Lemon-yellow, orange reverse. Reverse orange-yellow. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very double, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, compact, upright. Glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: up to 6' (up to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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 613 on 1 Feb 1944 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Patent was issued to Roy L. Byrum, Richmond, Indiana and assigned to Joseph H. Hill Co.

Parentage:

Souvenir de Claudius Pernet × R.M.S. Queen Mary

Notes:

Roy L. Byrum appears to have been the breeder of Butterscotch in light of the plant patent issued in his name for this rose.

[Butterscotch was removed from the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens (ARBG) Display Trial because it is not being commercially released.]