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• English Sonnet ™
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• King Arthur ® (floribunda, Harkness, 1988)
• Lawrence of Arabia ™ (floribunda, Harkness 1988)
• Renown's Samaritan
• Samaritan

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Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda.
Registration name: HARverag
Exhibition name: English Sonnet ™

Bred by Harkness & Co. (United Kingdom, before 1988).
Introduced in United Kingdom by R Harkness & Co. Ltd. in 1991 as 'Fragrant Surprise'.
Introduced in United States by Heirloom Roses, Inc. (USA) in 1996 as 'Samaritan'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (post 1970) in 1999 as 'Samaritan'.

Floribunda, Hybrid Tea.  

Apricot, pink shading.  Strong, anise, cinnamon, fruity, spice fragrance.  41 to 90 petals.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy, spreading, upright.  Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 30" to 39" (75 to 100cm).  Width: 2' (60cm).

USDA zone 7b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden.  Very hardy.  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.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  

Participated in the 1988 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli).
In their catalog of new roses for 1999, Jackson & Perkins lists this under "English Roses".

Treloar Roses also describes Samaritan as having "David Austin type" cupped blooms in yellow tonings...

Heirloom Old Garden Roses says Lawrence of Arabia™ (HARverag) is one of Harkness Roses' English Legend Roses. The blooms are apricot-gold and cherry coral. (HOGR also gives a date of 1996.)