'Wandering Minstrel' Rose

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'Wandering Minstrel' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Charles Quest-Ritson

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Daniel Gelin ®
• HARquince
• The Quest

HMF Ratings:

36 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange-pink Floribunda.
Registration name: HARquince
Exhibition name: Wandering Minstrel

Origin:

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, 1986).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1986 as 'Wandering Minstrel'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Orange-pink, yellow reverse. Mild fragrance. up to 45 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, very full (41+ petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Glossy, dark green, dense foliage.

Height: 2' to 37" (60 to 95cm). Width: 20" to 2' (50 to 60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Dame of Sark × Silver Jubilee ® (hybrid tea, Cocker before 1974)

Notes:

This rose is named for musician Roger Whittaker...