'William Christie ®' Rose

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'William Christie ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of David Elliott

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MASwicri

HMF Ratings:

39 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: MASwicri
Exhibition name: William Christie ®

Origin:

Bred by Dominique Massad (France, before 1998).
Introduced in France by Guillot/Roseraies Pierre Guillot in 1998 as 'William Christie'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: Generosa ® Collection)

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong, citrus, myrrh fragrance. Medium, full (26-40 petals), old-fashioned bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: up to 43" (up to 110cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU4557P on 3 Jun 2013
Application No: 2002/300 on 10 Sep 2002 VIEW PBR PATENT

‘Maswicri’ was the resultant seedling from a cross between ‘Versigny’ (seed parent) and an unnamed seedling (pollen parent) at the property of Roseraies Pierre Guillot in Chamagnieu, France
First sold in France in 1999.

France - Patent on 1999

Parentage:

seedling of Versigny ®

Notes:

William Christie (b. December 19, 1944) is an American orchestra conductor.