'Queen of Colors' Rose

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'Queen of Colors' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of jedmar

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Farbenkönigin
• Reine des Couleurs

HMF Ratings:

9 favorite votes.

ARS:

Pink blend Hybrid Tea.
Registration name: Farbenkönigin

Origin:

Bred by L. Wilhelm Hinner (Germany, 1902).
Introduced in Australia by Henry Sewell, Payneham Nurseries in 1905 as 'Farbenkönigin'.

Class:

Hybrid Tea.

Bloom:

Coral-red, deep pink reverse, silver(y) shading. Imperial pink; clear rose red tinted salmon and silvery rose; old gold with silvery pink. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, very double, borne mostly solitary, globular bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Dense, few or no prickles/thorns, upright.

Growing:

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

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Grand-Duc Adolphe de Luxembourg × La France

Notes:

Some difference of opinion about parentage, see References.
Said to be similar to 'La France'.