Commercially available

• Lyric
• No 201.42

28 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD+.  

Medium pink Shrub.
Exhibition name: Lyric

Bred by Gerrit De Ruiter (Netherlands, before 1950).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1951 as 'Lyric'.

Shrub.  

Rose-pink.  Moderate fragrance.  25 to 30 petals.  Medium, very double, in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  Ovoid buds.  

Upright.  Leathery foliage.  

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).  

USDA zone 5b through 9b.  

Netherlands - Application No: 136
United States - Patent No: PP 1,058  on  25 Dec 1951   VIEW USPTO PATENT