'Courtship' Rose

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'Courtship' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of asakombu

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium pink Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Courtship

Origin:

Bred by Roy E. Shepherd (United States, before 1955).
Introduced in United States by Bosley Nursery in 1955 as 'Courtship'.
Introduced in Australia by Hazlewood Bros. Pty. Ltd. in 1957 as 'Courtship'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Pink, cerise shading, lighter reverse. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered to cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed buds.

Habit:

Armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, upright, well-branched. Dark green foliage.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,511 on 4 Sep 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 542,797 on 25 Oct 1955

Roy E. Shepherd, Medina, Ohio, assignor to Edith C. Bosley, Mentor, Ohio

Parentage:

Madame Henri Guillot × Peace (hybrid tea, Meilland 1935)

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