'Las Vegas' Rose

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'Las Vegas' rose Description

My HMF:

'Las Vegas (hybrid tea, Whisler 1955)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

2 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Las Vegas (hybrid tea, Whisler 1955)

Origin:

Bred by Milton L. Whisler (United States, before 1955).
Introduced in United States by Germain's (Germain Seed & Plant Co.) in 1957 as 'Las Vegas'.
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1960 as 'Las Vegas'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Salmon-pink, darker reverse. Mild fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large, very double, borne mostly solitary, cupped, open bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, leafy sepals, long sepals, long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Bushy, well-branched. Medium, dark green, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 1,486 on 19 Jun 1956 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 542,123 on 21 Oct 1955

Milton J. Whisler, Granada Hills, Calif., assignor to Germain's, Inc., Van Nuys, Calif.

Parentage:

Charlotte Armstrong × Mission Bells

Notes: