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'Broadway ™' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Windham
HMF Ratings:
49 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Yellow blend Hybrid Tea. Registration name: BURwayExhibition name: Broadway ™
Bloom:
Golden-yellow, orange-pink blending. Flowers golden yellow, blended orange-pink. Strong, damask, spice fragrance. 30 to 35 petals. Average diameter 4.25". Large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered to flat, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, long sepals, pointed buds.
Habit:
Tall, upright, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, dense foliage.
Height: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6a and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Vigorous. benefits from winter protection in colder climates. produces decorative hips. 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 5,827 on 15 Dec 1986 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication on 10 Dec 1984
Notes:
Broadway, New York's main thoroughfare, was lit by electricity for the first time on 20 December 1880.
The lineage of 'World Peace', listed as the seed parent above, is (First Prize x Gold Glow) which is the parentage reported in the American Rose Society Database Modern Roses 12
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