'Lady Bird Johnson' Rose

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'Lady Bird Johnson' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

14 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Lady Bird Johnson

Origin:

Bred by Eldon C. Curtis (United States, 1971).

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Strong fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Medium, double (17-25 petals), high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Growing:

USDA zone 7b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower. Heat tolerant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 3,115 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

Montezuma (grandiflora, Swim 1954) × Hawaii (hybrid tea, Boerner c1958)

Notes:

Former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson was born on 22 December 1912 in Karnack, Texas.

Joe Burba writes: In the 1970s, my mother worked at Allied Finance's (now Republic Financial Services) headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Her boss was the office manager. His name was Eldon C. Curtis. I remember her saying that Mr. Curtis had developed several roses, and I distinctly remember her saying that he had developed one he called 'Lady Bird Johnson'. She also said his goal was one day to produce a green rose. By the way, just yesterday [Mr. Burba was writing in April 2000] I bought a 'Lady Bird Johnson' bush at the Farmers Market in Weatherford, Texas. It has a color tage, but no indication of origin. It was in an area of the market with many other roses marked "Tyler Roses," so I assume it was obtained from some wholesaler around Tyler, Texas.