'Ideal Home' Rose

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'Ideal Home' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cambridgelad

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Idylle
• LAPfle

HMF Ratings:

10 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Ideal Home
Exhibition name: Ideal Home

Origin:

Bred by Louis Laperrière (France, before 1959).
Introduced in France by EFR (Editions Françaises des Roses) in 1959 as 'Idylle'.
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1960 as 'Ideal Home'.
Introduced in Australia by Better Roses (Australia) in 1962 as 'Ideal Home'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Cream, carmine-pink edges. Moderate fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5". Very large, very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Vigorous.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Monte Carlo (hybrid tea, Meilland 1949) × Tonnerre

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