'Madame Marie Curie' Rose

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'Madame Marie Curie' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Matt's Northwest Florida Garden (Archive)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Québec

HMF Ratings:

18 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Deep yellow Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Madame Marie Curie
Exhibition name: Madame Marie Curie

Origin:

Bred by Jean-Marie Gaujard (1903-1995) (France, before 1942).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1943 as 'Madame Marie Curie'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Québec'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Pernetiana.

Bloom:

Deep yellow. Mild fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, compact. Dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 20" to 28" (50 to 70cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Very 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 727 on 25 Mar 1947 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Feu Pernet-Ducher × Unknown
pollen:	Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the radioactive element Radium 21 December 1898.