'Alabama' Rose

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'Alabama' rose Description

My HMF:

'Alabama (Hybrid Tea, Weeks, 1976)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Karl Bapst (aka The Rosenut)

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Alabama (hybrid tea, Weeks, 1976)

Origin:

Bred by O.L. Weeks (1912-2002) (United States, 1976).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink blend. Strong, tea fragrance. 20 to 25 petals. Average diameter 4". Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, exhibition, high-centered, reflexed bloom form. Moderate, blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green, leathery foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, exhibition or garden. Vigorous.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 4,008 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Mexicana × Tiffany (hybrid tea, Lindquist, 1953)

Notes:

The State of Alabama was admitted to the Union on 14 December 1819. Named for the Alabamas Indians.