'The Doctor' Rose

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'The Doctor' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cliff's High Desert Garden Archival Dec, 2011 last updated 101812

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

22 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: The Doctor
Exhibition name: The Doctor

Origin:

Bred by Frederick Huber Howard (United States, 1936).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1940 as 'The Doctor'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 6". Large, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 2' to 30" (60 to 75cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot . 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. J.D. Eisele × Los Angeles

Notes:

Named after the rose breeder and author Jean Henri (J.H.) Nicolas.