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'English Sonnet ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of KristenSH
HMF Ratings:
66 favorite votes. Average rating:
GOOD+.
ARS:
Apricot or apricot blend Floribunda. Registration name: HARveragExhibition name: English Sonnet ™
Bloom:
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.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, spreading, upright. Medium, glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 30" to 39" (75 to 100cm). Width: 2' (60cm).
Growing:
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).
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
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.)
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