'Grand'mère Jenny' Rose

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'Grand'mère Jenny' rose Description

My HMF:

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

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• GREM-320

HMF Ratings:

16 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Grand'mère Jenny

Origin:

Bred by Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland (Paolino) (1920-1987) (France, before 1946).
Introduced in France by URS (Universal Rose Selection)-Meilland in 1950 as 'Grand'mère Jenny'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1952 as 'Grand'mère Jenny'.
Introduced in United States by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses) in 1955 as 'Grand'mère Jenny'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, pink edges. Strong fragrance. 30 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, very double, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long buds.

Habit:

Glossy foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,148 on 25 Nov 1952 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)
pollen:	Julien Potin × Sensation (hybrid tea, Hill 1922)

Notes:

Different opinions on Breeder. We follow the original attribution at the Bagatelle trials of 1949.