'Helen Traubel' Rose

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'Helen Traubel' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• SWA-491

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Helen Traubel

Origin:

Bred by Herbert C. Swim (United States, before 1950).
Introduced in United States by Armstrong Roses in 1951 as 'Helen Traubel'.
Introduced in France by Jean-Marie Gaujard in 1952 as 'Helen Traubel'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1953 as 'Helen Traubel'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink to apricot. Iris fragrance. Moderate, violets fragrance. 20 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5.5". Very large, very double, borne mostly solitary, high-centered to flat, nodding or "weak neck" bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Tall. Matte, medium green, leathery foliage.

Height: 42" to 5½' (105 to 165cm). Width: 2' (60cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 7b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Vigorous. 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. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,028 on 7 Aug 1951 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Charlotte Armstrong × Glowing Sunset (hybrid tea, Kordes, 1933)

Notes:

Helen Traubel, the Metropolitan Opera's premier Wagnerian soprano from the 1930s to 1953, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, 16 June 1899. She died in Santa Monica, California, in 1972.