'Gay Heart' Rose

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'Gay Heart' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of CybeRose

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Floribunda.
Registration name: Gay Heart

Origin:

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, 1951).
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. (Newark, NY) in 1951 as 'Gay Heart'.

Class:

Floribunda.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. 25 petals. Large, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,026 on 7 Aug 1951 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Issued to Eugene S. Boerner, Newark, New York; assigned to Jackson and Perkins Company.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

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