'CHEwarvel' Rose

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'CHEwarvel' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Phil

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• King Tut (miniature, Warner before 1986)
• Laura Ford ®
• Normandie (miniature, Warner before 1986)

HMF Ratings:

23 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium yellow Miniature, Cl..
Registration name: CHEwarvel
Exhibition name: Laura Ford ®

Origin:

Bred by Christopher H. Warner (United Kingdom, before 1986).

Class:

Climber, Miniature, Cl..

Bloom:

Yellow, lighter reverse. Mild, fruity fragrance. 22 petals. Average diameter 2". Very large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy, climbing, upright. Small, glossy, light green foliage.

Height: 5' to 12' (150 to 365cm). Width: 3' (90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or pillar. Vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Can be grown as a climber in mild climates.

Patents:

New Zealand - Patent No: 867 on 29 Jun 1994

United States - Patent No: PP 9,012 on 13 Dec 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/202,512 on 24 Feb 1994

Parentage:

seed:	Anna Ford ® (miniature, Harkness before 1979)
pollen:	Elizabeth of Glamis ® × [ Galway Bay® × Sutter's Gold (Hybrid Tea, Swim, 1946)]

Notes:

Parentage is reversed un the 1991 reference.

messerly has this to say about 'King Tut': It is an excellent yellow mini-climber, fairly disease-resistant and a prolific bloomer throughout the summer months until frost. Gets larger than most miniatures in warm climates. A sight to behold in the spring!