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'Pink Parfait' rose References
Book (1996) Page(s) 66. Pink Parfait Cluster-flowered (Floribunda) bush. Description... clusters of high-centred to cupped double flowers in shade of light pink... Parentage: 'First Love' x 'Pinocchio'. Swim (USA) 1960.
Book (1994) Page(s) 127. Pink Parfait Description... One of the great and most beautiful rose stayers still being appreciated world-wide... a clear pink, softening with age...
Book (Sep 1993) Page(s) 328. Includes photo(s). Pink Parfait Cluster-flowered. Herbert Swim 1961. Description... a confection of soft pinks, growing paler towards the centre... its color bleaches in hot weather...
Book (Apr 1993) Page(s) 454. Grandiflora, pink blend, 1960, 'First Love' x 'Pinocchio'; Swim; Armstrong Nursery. Bud ovoid to urn-shaped; flowers outer petals medium pink, center blended pale orange, double (23 petals), high-centered to cupped, large (3 1/2-4 in.); slightly fragrant; foliage leathery; semi-glossy; vigorous, upright, bushy growth.
Book (Feb 1993) Page(s) 242. Includes photo(s). Pink Parfait Cluster-flowered floribunda. Parentage: 'First Love' x 'Pinocchio'. USA 1960. Description and cultivation... a glorious mixture of pinks, including shades of rose, salmon, apricot and peach...
Book (1993) Page(s) 160. Includes photo(s). A healthy Floribunda. Swim (USA) 1960. ('First Love' x 'Pinocchio') Flowers continuously. Height: 75 cm (2 1/2 ft.) Some scent.
Book (May 1992) Page(s) 41. Pink Parfait... one of the best Floribundas ever raised...
Website/Catalog (1982) Page(s) 50. Pink Parfait. A very lovely rose of many attractive shades of pink. Shapely in bud with a distinct scent when open. Healthy. Medium. Swim 1960.
Book (1978) Page(s) 128. 'Pink Parfait' Medium Pink Remontant P3 H3 **** This is a refined and elegant variety, with long petals for a Floribunda, in pink colours which are variable but always gentle; the base of the petals is cream, which sometimes trespasses higher into the flower. It was raised from 'First Love' x 'Pinocchio' by Herbert Swim, and introduced by Armstrong Nurseries in 1960.
Website/Catalog (1972) Page(s) 6. Pink Parfait Large elegantly shaped blooms of carmine to soft orange borne very freely on a large dense bush. t.sd.b&c. B.
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