'Bacchus' Rose

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'Bacchus' rose Description

My HMF:

'Bacchus (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1951)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Pongracz

HMF Ratings:

8 favorite votes.

ARS:

Deep pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Bacchus (hybrid tea, Dickson, 1951)

Origin:

Bred by Alexander (Sandy) Dickson III (1893-1975) (United Kingdom, 1951).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1954 as 'Bacchus'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Deep pink. Flowers cherry pink. Moderate fragrance. 25 petals. Medium, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous. 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:

Unknown

Notes:

Dionysus (to the Greeks), Bacchus (to the Romans), god of wine, fertility, and ecstasy.