'Hugh Dickson' Rose

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'Hugh Dickson' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Lise Papin's Rose Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

37 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Hugh Dickson

Origin:

Bred by Hugh Dickson (c.1877 -1922) (United Kingdom, 1905).
Introduced in Australia by Taylor & Sangster in 1905 as 'Hugh Dickson'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Crimson, scarlet shading. Strong fragrance. 35 to 50 petals. Average diameter 4.75". Very large, very full (41+ petals), classic hybrid tea, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 6' to 10' (185 to 305cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Vigorous. a good subject for pegging. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Prune after flowering is finished.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Lord Bacon × Gruss an Teplitz

Notes:

See references.