'Tahiti' Rose

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'Tahiti' rose Description

My HMF:

'Tahiti (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1947)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Johno

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

13 favorite votes.

ARS:

Yellow blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Tahiti (hybrid tea, Meilland, 1947)

Origin:

Bred by Francis Meilland (1912-1958) (France, 1947).
Introduced in United Kingdom by Wheatcroft Brothers Ltd. in 1948 as 'Tahiti'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1951 as 'Tahiti'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Yellow, amber shading, carmine-pink shading, ages to carmine-pink . Mild to strong fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 6". Very large, full (26-40 petals) bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Few or no prickles/thorns. Glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 4¼' (up to 130cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935) × Signora

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