'Olympiad' Rose

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'Olympiad' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Madame Raymond Gaujard

HMF Ratings:

21 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Olympiad (hybrid tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1931)

Origin:

Bred by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, before 1929).
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1931 as 'Madame Raymond Gaujard'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1934 as 'Madame Raymond Gaujard'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Red to purple, copper shading, yellow undertones, ages to copper . Can bloom yellowish cream in very sunny locations!. Mild to strong fragrance. Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Unknown

Notes:

Ruled extinct 11/82 (per Modern Roses 10).