"Overhill Pink" Rose

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"Overhill Pink" rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Margaret Furness

Synonyms:

• Climbing Dame Edith Helen
• Dame Edith Helen, Cl.
• "Overhill Cherryville"

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea, Cl..
Registration name: Dame Edith Helen, Cl.

Origin:

Discovered by Howard & Smith (United States, 1930). Discovered by T.J. English & Son (United Kingdom, 1932).
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1933 as 'Dame Edith Helen, Cl.'.

Class:

Found Rose, Climber, Hybrid Tea, Cl..

Bloom:

Deep pink. Candy pink. Strong, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 6". Large, very double, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, climbing.

Height: up to 8'2" (up to 250cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

sport of Dame Edith Helen (hybrid tea, Dickson 1925)

Notes:

"Overhill Pink": long upright canes, which are well-armed, and fairly brittle. The flower stem is bristly. The receptacle is variable, sometimes being almost flat, and the occasional flower has 6 sepals instead of the usual 5. Can ball.