'Madame Taft' Rose

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'Madame Taft' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Mrs. Taft

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Polyantha.
Registration name: Madame Taft
Exhibition name: Madame Taft

Origin:

Bred by Ernest Levavasseur (France, 1909).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1913 as 'Mrs. Taft'.

Class:

Polyantha.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Medium, full (26-40 petals), in large clusters bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Short.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. 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.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Crimson Rambler × Madame Norbert Levavasseur

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