'First Prize' Rose

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'First Prize' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

HMF Ratings:

50 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: First Prize
Exhibition name: First Prize

Origin:

Bred by Eugene S. Boerner (United States, before 1966).
Introduced by Unknown (Australia) in 1972 as 'First Prize'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Rose-pink or rose-red, cream blending. Moderate fragrance. 25 to 30 petals. Average diameter 5.75". Very large, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, high-centered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Long, pointed buds.

Habit:

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, upright. Large, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 4' to 10' (120 to 305cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to disease, susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew. 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) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 2,774 on 24 Oct 1967 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seedling of Enchantment (hybrid tea, Hill, 1946) × seedling of Golden Masterpiece

Notes:

Parentage is reversed in the patent and differs in the references.