'Spenser' Rose

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'Spenser' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Spencer

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Hybrid Perpetual.
Registration name: Spencer

Origin:

Discovered by William Paul (1822-1905) (United Kingdom, 1892).
Introduced in Australia by George Brunning - St. Kilda Nurseries in 1897 as 'Spenser'.

Class:

Hybrid Perpetual.

Bloom:

Light pink, white reverse. None to mild fragrance. Large, very double, cupped, flat bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Upright.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4a through 5b. Blooms tend to ball in wet weather. Prune dead wood.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Ploidy:

Triploid

Parentage:

sport of Merveille de Lyon

Notes:

In the American Rose Annual 1951, pp. 25-26, there's an article about Dr. Spencer S. Sulliger, "the Dean Hole of America". Dates: February 22, 1854 to April 15, 1935 (Tippecanoe, Ohio).