'Direktor Benschop' Rose

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'Direktor Benschop' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• City of York

HMF Ratings:

44 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: City of York

Origin:

Bred by Mathias Tantau (1882 - 1953) (Germany, 1939).

Class:

Climber, Floribunda, Cl., Hybrid Wichurana, Large-Flowered Climber.

Bloom:

Cream - white, yellow stamens. Moderate fragrance. 15 petals. Large, semi-double (9-16 petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, cupped bloom form. Prolific, spring or summer flush with scattered later bloom.

Habit:

Tall, climbing. Glossy, leathery foliage.

Height: 8' to 20' (245 to 610cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for garden or pillar. Hardy. vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Professor Gnau × Dorothy Perkins

Notes:

Some differences of opinion about Date. See References for more information.
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.