'Richmond' Rose

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'Richmond' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Wright, Walter Page

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Everblooming Jack Rose

HMF Ratings:

7 favorite votes.

ARS:

Medium red Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Richmond
Exhibition name: Richmond

Origin:

Bred by E. Gurney Hill Co. (United States, 1904).
Introduced in Australia by H. Kemp in 1909 as 'Richmond'.

Class:

Florists Rose, Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Scarlet - crimson. Long stems. Moderate, damask fragrance. Medium to large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Short, upright.

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Hardy.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Lady Battersea × Liberty (hybrid tea, Dickson 1898)

Notes:

Some question about parentage, see References for more information.

Rose was named for Richmond, Indiana, the town where it was bred.