'Sixty-five Roses' Rose

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'Sixty-five Roses' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• 65 Roses
• Cystic Fibrosis Rose
• TOMfib

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.

ARS:

Exhibition name: 65 Roses

Origin:

Bred by George L. Thomson (Australia, circa 1980).
Introduced in Australia by Ross Roses in 2001 as '65 Roses'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea, Shrub.

Bloom:

White, yellow stamens. Strong fragrance. Single (4-8 petals), cluster-flowered, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium.

Height: 4'11" (150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for beds and borders or garden. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Mrs. Mary Thomson × The Wild One

Notes:

According to Ross Roses in Australia, this rose is so named to help raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Association. The name originated from how some children mispronounce Cystic Fibrosis.

The parentage may be reversed. Refer comments.